Tag Archives: tar

extract any compressed file in Linux

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

  Use the following command to create a new file in /usr/bin directory and launch the gedit. sudo gedit /usr/bin/extract-file Copy and paste the following code in gedit and save the file. 123456789101112131415161718 if [ -f $1 ] ; thencase … Continue reading

Tar 1.23 is released! Improvements and new command lines added

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Tar 1.23 is released, the new release fixed many bugs and comes with new commad line and improvements. In the new version we will find for example that the record size auto detection has been improved also improved behavior if … Continue reading

File compressors in Linux | gzip zip tar

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Compressed files use less disk space and download faster than large, uncompressed files. You can compress Linux files with the open-source compression tool Gzip or with  Zip, which is recognized by most operating systems. By convention, compressed files are given … Continue reading

install from source tarbal in Linux

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Frequently Asked Questions

Question : how to install tar.gz of tar.bz2 or tgz files in Linux/Unix systems answer : To Install file from source tarball