From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cpe-24-221-98-238.az.sprintbbd.net ([24.221.98.238] helo=lnx1.holmesgrown.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16kfDc-00053o-00 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:53:05 -0500 Received: from lnx3.holmesgrown.com (steve@lnx3.holmesgrown.com [192.168.1.5]) by lnx1.holmesgrown.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA01621 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:52:09 -0700 Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:52:13 -0700 (MST) From: Steve Holmes To: Subject: Re: trplayer and realplayer In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Or you can do "tar zvtf tarball.tar.gz |less" and the listing of the tarball will be piped into less for your viewing. This listing will also reveal the directory structure within. I didn't realize less could read tar files. have to give that a try since I also have slackware. On Sat, 9 Mar 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > Hi Igor - > > I have had that problem too. On my Slackware system the "less" > command is installed in such a way that it automatically shows > the files contained in a tar archive. The first file listed will > be a directory if the archive will be one that creates its own > directory. > > If your "less" will not do that, you can always create a > temporary directory and untar the thing in there. If it does > create its own directory under your temporary one, you can just > "mv" the thing to where you want it. > > HTH - Chuck > > > > Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck > The Moon is Waning Crescent (17% of Full) > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >