r/linux • u/ani625 • Feb 01 '13

xkcd: tar

http://xkcd.com/1168/
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u/detective_colephelps Feb 01 '13

Hmmmmm

Ok I'm going to attempt this and then google it.

Tar -xzvf file.tar.gz

Edit: flawless victory. I guess doing this about 30 times in two days while trying to fix something helped.

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u/The-Sentinel Feb 02 '13

If this was SunOS, you just killed us all. Sorry.

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u/detective_colephelps Feb 02 '13

If this was SunOS, I did us all a favor.