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- From: chena@crs.cl.msu.edu (Antony Chen)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
- Subject: Re: .Z files ---->what are they, what do I do with them?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.161628.14830@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 16:16:28 GMT
- References: <1992Sep9.211050.24459@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- jbuchana@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James M Buchanan) writes:
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- > I found a file that I want via ftp, but it is a format I do not recognize.
- > It is youngones.Z. What is the Z extension, and how do I get this to it's
- >useable form on my PC. It is on my UNIX account now, I have not downloaded it
- >yet. Is this for a PC or not?
-
- The 'Z' is the compression from Unix. Type: 'uncompress youngones.Z'
- That'll get rid of the 'Z' and you can download it then to your PC. The thing
- is that if they compressed it using Unix, they might be telling you that it's
- a Unix file. Hope this helps...
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