On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 01:02:45PM -0600, Michael Hicks wrote: > Dave Sherohman wrote: > > -j, --bzip2 > > filter archive through bzip2, use to decompress > > .bz2 files > > -j? > > Hmm.. Now that makes three things I've seen for bz2 files: `tar yxvf' > `tar Ixvf' `tar jxvf' Yeah, that was my reaction, too - I expected to find -I, but I guess Debian's tar has changed it (relatively) recently. According to tar --help: -T, -I, --files-from=NAME get names to extract or create from file NAME (tar --version identifies itself as "tar (GNU tar) 1.13.18".) -- SGI products are used to create the 'Bugs' that entertain us in theatres and at home. - SGI job posting Geek Code 3.1: GCS d? s+: a- C++ UL++$ P++>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI++++ D G e* h+ r y+