[NTLUG:Discuss] untar-ing without creating one level of directories

Robert Citek robert.citek at gmail.com
Tue Feb 12 10:17:59 CST 2008


On Feb 12, 2008 10:07 AM, Stuart Johnston <saj at thecommune.net> wrote:
> Many man pages for GNU commands end with this note:
>
> > SEE ALSO
> >        The full documentation for tar is maintained as a  Texinfo  man-
> >        ual.   If  the  info  and tar programs are properly installed at
> >        your site, the command
> >
> >               info tar
> >
> >        should give you access to the complete manual.

And the usual response when someone mentions info pages:

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/munch/munch.scream.jpg

:)

Regards,
- Robert



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