Difference between revisions of "Unpack"

Revision as of 11:36, 4 September 2010

To unpack files under Linux, you need to know what file format your file is. Frequently used are

If you want to be sure about the file format, open a console and use the file command like this:

# file Blue-1.7.tar
Blue-1.7.tar: POSIX tar archive (GNU)

Here are file formats and how to unpack them:

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 * .rar
 * .sda
+If you want to be sure about the file format, [[open a console]] and use the file command like this:
+ # file Blue-1.7.tar
+ Blue-1.7.tar: POSIX tar archive (GNU)
+Here are file formats and how to unpack them:
+* .tar : tar xvf ''file''.tar
+* .tar.gz : tar xvzf ''file''.tar