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From: wardish@netscope.net
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Help with a .tar.z download
Date: Tue, 07 May 96 01:36:20 GMT
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Hi all
I'm new to unix and bsdi and I just downloaded netscape 2.0 for bsdi and it's a file with a .tar.z
ending. I understand that .tar files are similar to files created with pkzip (yep I'm coming from
dosland) containing the various files as well as the file directory information. I suspect that
the .z part means that this has been compressed.
Now on to the question. How do I install it?...<G> And also where can I get some info on dealing
with .tar and .z files. I have some books ordered but they haven't come in yet...
Thanks one and all for any help.
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_/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/ Ward R. Goodwin Jr.
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_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Mountain Internet Inc.
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