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99 times out of 100, I'm extracting a gzip'd tarball. Thus, I've muscle-memorized "tar xzf file.tar.gz". What helped me do that was a little mnemonic that my fr
by zcdziura 12y ago
99 times out of 100, I'm extracting a gzip'd tarball. Thus, I've muscle-memorized "tar xzf file.tar.gz". What helped me do that was a little mnemonic that my friend told me: eXtract Zee File.
- rascul 12y agoGNU tar can figure out how to decompress it on its own. Just xf will do.
- iagooar 12y agoJust read your answer after writing mine, have been using the same one, adding a German touch to it ;)
- robgibbons 12y agoThis is hilarious, memorable, and actually useful. Thank you zcdziura, may the wind be at your back.