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brian2 |
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LYNX-DEV Re: your mail |
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Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:35:05 -0600 (CST) |
>
> Anyway, my problem is as follows:
>
> I downloaded lynx2-6.tar.Z, uncompressed it, executed chmod755, and tried
> to execute as follows:
>
> % lynx2-6.tar
>
> and I got:
>
> lynx2-6.tar: Syntax error at line 1: '(' unexpected
Hello. What you have is a .tar file, or 'tape archive'. This is one of the
many compression methods in Unix. What you would need to do is type
tar -xf (or tar -xvf) at your shell prompt to unarchive it, then you
should be fine.
Hope this helps.
--Brian
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