In article <1990Nov16.220430.28688 at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> gordon at osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon) writes: > > To un-tar a file, type "tar -xvf <filename>". On System V, that should be "tar -xovf <filename>" or you'll be in for a nasty surprise :-) Kenneth Herron