tar xvf tarfile.tar x - eXtract v - be verbose f - file I - filter through bzip2 z - filter through gunzip Z - filter through uncompress (ewww) Unless FreeBSD uses a completely different version of tar... | Andrew S. Zbikowski | Home: 763.591.0977 | | http://www.ringworld.org | Work: 763.428.9119 | | http://www.itouthouse.com | PCS: 612.306.6055 | | "If there's anything more important than my | | ego around, I want it caught and shot now." | --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org