Problem with tar

[sym]

I try to use tar :

tar -x <filename.tar>

It accepts it and doesn't give an error message, but it then doesn't do anything; I need to use ctrl+Z to stop it.

Any ideas?

[recluse.]

First off it's better if you use:
tar xvf foo.tar
The following is off the top off my head I'm not at home to man tar this.
The 'x' will eXtract the file
The 'v' will give you Verbose output (tells you what it is doing.
The 'f' I believe means filename so you just put the filename after it.

I hope this helps!

P.S. tar xvzf for foo.tar.gz, z for gunzip (gz).

[sym]

That's the ticket! :)

Thanks!

[bdg1983]

I'm really surprised you have not read our Compiling Software NHF (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/compiling/softinstall.html) as it's all explained there. :D

Some good reading there and you don't need a library card.