While trying to uncompress a tar.gz file, if you get a message something like this:
tar: z: unknown function modifier
Usage: tar {c|r|t|u|x}[BDeEFhilmnopPqTvw@/[0-7]][bfk][X...] |
You are using a Sun’s release of tar and -z is not a valid option. Instead, try following commands:
You will get a tar file, run this:
Cheers!
Author: Ali Qureshi
http://www.parorrey.com/ Ali Qureshi, is a web developer based in Lahore, Pakistan. Since 2001, Ali has developed creative, interactive, usable & successful web apps, Facebook apps, web portals and have authored WordPress plugins & themes.
Ali has worked as a Software Architect, SEO Consultant, project manager, PHP & Flash AS3 developer, and sometimes as designer. He has also reviewed three books for Packt Publishing on jQuery and Mobile development. He is currently developing WordPress themes & Plugins and mobile apps APIs.
When not working, he spends his time exploring and trekking.
