it's <pre class="smallexample"><kbd>tar -xvf collection.tar thats it...nothing more...this will unpack the archive in the present directory </kbd></pre> <div>On 5/3/07, User Iam <<a href="mailto:vramnum10@gmail.com">vramnum10@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi can't seem to get this right.. Need to untar a file and put it in a directory in root / SO it is tar -xvf some.tar ???? TIA User Iam -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> -- KWG-PC Repair and Sales <a href="http://kwg.myispnet.net">http://kwg.myispnet.net</a> 256 Middlesex st. Lowell, Ma. 01852 978-453-5825 ------------------------------------------ KWG-PC X-Treme Scooter Sales <a href="http://kwg.myispnet.net/scootercart">http://kwg.myispnet.net/scootercart</a> ------------------------------------------ Administrator My ISP Network Website Hosting and Design <a href="http://www.myispnet.net">http://www.myispnet.net</a> ------------------------------------------