Hi all,
I have some software which is in format file.TAZ, i want extract this using uz command but when ever i do this it gives an error saying the file is not in specified compressed format. But as i know this is .TAZ file i tried all uncopressors but it failed. can any body tell how to extract.
The properties file says its application/octet stream
You can use command
file filename
to get the file's information.
it will show which format is compressed, this will help you to choose suitable decompression command.
I tried all possible methods, but still same problem. The data is not corrupted i think becoz downloaded many times. becoz the system is not recognizing the format only.
Assuming that TAZ is tar.Z, use command:
tar tvZf filename.TAZ to see the content and tar xvZf filename to expand. Pay attention that you MUST specify upper case letter Z and not lower case z.
Thanks cfant,
I tried with that also it is not working, I checked the file type using
$ file filename.taz
it indicayes data type not compressed format, how to overcome this problem
What is the output of the file command? If you file is not compressed, than:
tar tvf filename.taz should give you list of the files in the archive, and
tar xvf filename.taz should extract files into current directory.