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A simple `tar -xvf` can replace the separate `gunzip` and `tar` processes.

• pkrumins 14y ago
  Do you mean `tar -xzvf`?
  • atsaloli 14y ago
    Yes, formally. You don't have to specify -z in GNU tar today, you can just say -x and it'll add -z or -j for you -- it figures out on the fly if the archive's been compressed and how. Very convenient.
    • dminor 14y ago
      You can also leave off the dash: `tar xvf`
      • riquito 14y ago
        And you may skip verbose too: `tar xf`
• jlogsdon 14y ago
  You can bypass writing the archive to disk, as well: pushd /tmp && \ curl 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tmux/tmux/tmux-1.8/tmux-1.8.tar.gz?r=http%3A%2F%2Ftmux.sourceforge.net%2F&ts=1364579710&use_mirror=garr'| tar xvf && \ cd tmux-1.8 && \ ./configure --prefix=~/installs/tmux-1.8 && \ mkdir ~/installs && \ make && \ make install && \ popd