[wp-testers] Nightly Builds/WinZip Replacement

[Doug Stewart]

nga wrote:
> Linux:
> - well, i don't know but I think there is from the OS within a  support 
> for TAR.GZ
> 
>

The GNU Tar implementation that the majority of Linux distros ship 
allows for handling .gz files with the "z" flag and .bz2 files with the 
"j" flag.

For instance:

`tar xvzf wordpress.nightly.tar.gz`

will expand and untar the file in the current directory.

If you're on an older Solaris machine or on a *NIX box that doesn't use 
the GNU or UCB tar, you can always use gzcat and pipe it to tar:

`gzcat wordpress.nightly.tar.gz | tar xvf -`

Make sure you include that last dash on the tar command, as it tells tar 
to read from STDIN instead of from a file.
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Doug Stewart
Systems Administrator/Web Applications Developer
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs
dstewart at atl.lmco.com