[ale] Using TAR Question

[Dunlap, Randy]

tar defaults to reading/writing /dev/rmt0 (man tar).
To specify a file name, use -f filename.
You want something like "ar -xf filename".

/Randy


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irv Mullins [mailto:irv at ellijay.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 5:13 AM
> To: Brubakken, Eric; ALE at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Using TAR Question
> 
> 
> Brubakken, Eric wrote:
> > 
> > Yesterday I downloaded a TAR file to my winbox. I then did 
> a binary ftp to
> > the Linux box.  When I run tar -x filename the system just 
> sits there,
> > nothing happens.  I seem to remember something about 
> win/dos treats end of
> > line as cr/lf and Linux just a lf.  Could this be the 
> problem? Isn't there
> > some type of utility that I can run against the file that 
> might correct
> > this?
> > 
> Are you doing tar -x < filename ?
> I know it's not much, but the little < is important,
> otherwise,
> it just sits there.
> 
> Irv
>