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- From: sknkwrks@unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)
- Subject: Re: More help for the dummy...
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.154919.3949@unlv.edu>
- Sender: news@unlv.edu (News User)
- Organization: Skunk Works Software Co.
- References: <9209141303.AA02685@apple.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 15:49:19 GMT
- Lines: 17
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- In article <9209141303.AA02685@apple.com> FORDE@uv6.eglin.af.mil ("ERIC S FORD") writes:
- >Ok, I need help again. Will someone please tell me (as briefly as
- >possible) what to do with the '.tar' and '.shar' files? Specifically, what
- >creates them, what extracts them, what is their advantage over Shrinkit
- >files and or Binscii files?
-
- .tar (tape archive) and .shar (shell archive) are two different
- UNIX-based archival formats. To unpack the archives, use these
- commands:
-
- tar: tar -xvf [filename]
- shar: sh [filename]
-
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