Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven!h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu!packer@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu From: packer@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael A Packer,Knapp Hall,,2928607) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: pkarc/pkxarc and/or pkzip/pkunzip for unix Message-ID: <468@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> Date: 25 Sep 89 22:23:45 GMT References:Sender: news@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu Lines: 37 From article , by w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (Keith Petersen): > ARC and ZOO for Unix are available from SIMTEL20. ARCSRC.TAR-Z will > handle PKWare's squashing as well as the ARC compression methods. >[...] > The filename.TAR-Z files should be renamed to filename.tar.Z after > transfer to your Unix host. These files were compressed with a > Unix-compatible compress program. > please excuse my ignorance, but I have attempted to find the solution here at school and noone can seem to answer my question concerning the tar file. Keith says to remember to rename the file to filename.tar.Z I can get this far, and i can even go as far as to uncompress it. But this is where the problem starts. What do I do with the tar'ed file? i know it is a Tape Archive somthing or other but I don't know what to do with this... please help..... I think this might be worth posting instead of mail to me...I am sure that I can't be the only one not knowing how to do this. many many thanks in advance. > Don't forget to use the tenex mode when getting binary files from > SIMTEL20. > > --Keith by the way keith you are doing a great job! michael packer USMAIL: 318 Knapp Hall, WVU, Morgantown, WV 26506 PHONE: 304 293-3607 INTERNET : packer@a.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu USENET: {allegra,bellcore,ihpn4!cadre,decvax!idis,psuvax1}!pitt!wvucsa!packer