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From: sknkwrks@unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: More help for the dummy...
Message-ID: <1992Sep14.154919.3949@unlv.edu>
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Organization: Skunk Works Software Co.
References: <9209141303.AA02685@apple.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 15:49:19 GMT
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In article <9209141303.AA02685@apple.com> FORDE@uv6.eglin.af.mil ("ERIC S FORD") writes:
>Ok, I need help again.  Will someone please tell me (as briefly as 
>possible) what to do with the '.tar' and '.shar' files?  Specifically, what 
>creates them, what extracts them, what is their advantage over Shrinkit 
>files and or Binscii files?

..tar (tape archive) and .shar (shell archive) are two different
UNIX-based archival formats.  To unpack the archives, use these
commands:

tar:  tar -xvf [filename]
shar: sh [filename]

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