tar from a disk (not tape)

[Jeff Beadles;X2568;61-215]

In article <1517 at cmx.npac.syr.edu> gefuchs at logiclab.cis.syr.edu (Gill E. Fuchs) writes:
 >i have in my directory a file named  gugu.tar  which i assume is
 >a tarfile.

 >now, what i would like to do is restore it unto my directory

 >in my feeble attemp to do so i tried:
 >        tar x gugu.tar
 >to which i was wipped with the response:
 >        "yo, no tape on line" {translated a bit}
 >

Try this:  tar xf gugu.tar

The f option specifies the file/device to get extract to/from.

	-Jeff
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