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From: beattie@ml.csiro.au (Bob Beattie)
Subject: Re: gzip'ed files renamed etc - Please ignore earlier post
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In article <DC7JAo.MMI@ml.csiro.au>, beattie@ml.csiro.au (Bob Beattie) writes:
>I have been using Solaris kermit 190 to transfer files
>that have been compressed with the gzip utility.
>
>On the destination, the '.gz' exptension is changed to 'xgz'.
>ie 'file.gz' becomes 'filexgz'. Why is this so?
>
I have the answer thanks. ie RTFM: If there is more than one period
in the file name, the 2nd & subsequent periods are translated to
x's unless 'set file names literal'
My apologies for cluttering up the group.
Thanks
Bob Beattie