how to extract a .gz file on HP-UX

[ayanda_1]

Hi , I have a file like
Managerhpux.tar.gz and I want to extract it on HP-UX , can someone help ,
Please !!

[Michael Tully]

Your can 'gunzip' to uncompress the archive.

Change directory to where you archive is

# /usr/contrib/bin/gunzip ./Managerhpux.tar.gz

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Hi,

#uncompress Managerhpux.tar.gz
#tar xvf Managerhpux.tar


regards,
U.SivaKumar

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Hi,

#zcat Managerhpux.tar.gz | tar xvf -


regards,
U.SivaKumar

[Michael Tully]

Missed something....

# /usr/contrib/bin/gunzip ./Managerhpux.tar.gz

Once the file has been un-zipped you can extract from the archive.

change directory to where you wish to extract.

# tar xvf /directoryname/Managerhpux.tar

[Vincent Farrugia]

Hello,

Mr. SivaKumar, uncompress won't work, that works only for .Z files.

Vince

[Ravi_8]

Hi.

#gunzip Managerhpux.tar.gz
#tar xvf Managerhpux.tar

will get you the file

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Hi,
Mr. Vincent thanks for correcting me.

regards,
U.SivaKumar

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

of course if the file isn't really a gz none of the commands will work!

file file.tar.gz
to verify format.

# file /one.tar
/one.tar: tar file
# gzip /one.tar
# file /one.tar.gz
/one.tar.gz: awk program text

awk program text.. yikes..
of course that should say gz

[ayanda_1]

I have tried your suggestions but I have not been successful
these are the outputs , What may be the problem ?

# zcat eManager35hpux.tar.gz | tar xvf -
eManager35hpux.tar.gz.Z: No such file or directory
Tar: blocksize = 0; broken pipe?


# gunzip eManager35hpux.tar.gz

gunzip: eManager35hpux.tar.gz: invalid compressed data--format violated


# tar xvf eManager35hpux.tar.gz
directory checksum error

# uncompress eManager35hpux.tar.gz
eManager35hpux.tar.gz.Z: No such file or directory


# tar xvf eManager35hpux.tar
tar: cannot open eManager35hpux.tar

# tar xvf eManager35hpux.tar.gz
directory checksum error

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Hi,

what is the output of this command ?
#file Managerhpux.tar.gz

regards,
U.SivaKumar

[Darrell Allen]

Hi,

If eManager35hpux.tar.gz is actually a gzipped tar file, you can use "gunzip" or "gzip -d" on it then "tar xvf". To unzip the file, you need enough space in the directory where it resides for the .gz file and the unzipped file (because the system keeps the .gz file until the unzipped file is fully unzipped).

If tight on space or you just want to extract the contents of the tar file, use:
gzip -dc eManager35hpux.tar.gz | tar xvf -

I'd always use "tar tvf" before actually extracting the contents.

"file eManager35hpux.tar.gz" may not tell you what kind of file it really is. I just ran "file" against a gzipped tar file and it said "awk program text".

Where did you get eManager35hpux.tar.gz? It's possibly corrupted. It ftp'ed from a PC, did you use binary mode? You should.

Darrell

[Darrell Allen]

By the way...

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Darrell

[V. Nyga]

Hi

to use 'uncompress' the file, it has to end with .Z (xxx.Z) so you have to copy or move it for trying to 'uncompress'.
The file name suggests me that it is downloaded from internet.
Maybe the download was uncomplete. Try it again.
You also can check a file xxx.gz with winzip or alike.
If the file is incomplete winzip will tell it.

Regards Volkmar

[V. Nyga]

Hi ayanda,

no reply from you till now.
So some more informations:

zcat and uncompress (your 1. and 4. try) only works with files with extention '.Z'.
tar needs an unzipped file. Your file is zipped (or gzipped) therefor error 'directory checksum error' (3. and 6. try).
5. try doesn't work because file doesn't exists.
2. try says 'format violated':
so either the file is incomplete or the transfer was ascii instead of binary.

Regards Volkmer

[Vincent Farrugia]

Hello,

Try with Gnu Zip.

Download it from here:

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Gnu/gzip-1.3.3/

HTH,
Vince

[Sean OB_1]

Ayanda,

Please give us the output of this command:

file ./Managerhpux.tar.gz

My guess is you have a corrupted file, perhaps downloaded as ascii instead of binary.