Re[2]: zipping/unzipping

[CJGIDMAN@xxxxxxxxxx]

     Yes, you are right. I'm downloading a 2.5MB file at work, zipping 
     it with pkzip with disk spanning on.  I want to pull it right off 
     the floppies onto the linux file system (my hard drive) in the 
     first decompression.  If that works, I'm home free.  (Literally) 
     My home Linux PC is Linux only.
     
     Progress report so far: gunzip (gzip -d) failed to recognize the 
     file format.  This is because gzip and pkzip apparently have very 
     little in common.  However, the man pages or other documentation 
     I found said to get 'zip' and 'unzip' from oak.oakland.edu.  
     These are supposedly completely compatible with pkzip.  The unzip 
     compressed file is small enough to fit on a single floppy, so I 
     shouldn't have any trouble uncompressing it with gunzip.  I'll 
     let you know.  Any additional information, caveats, warnings, 
     etc. would be received with much gladness.
     
     Chris.
     CJGidman@am.pnu.com


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Subject: Re: zipping/unzipping
Author:  Bruce Smith <bruce@armintl.com> at INTERNET
Date:    1/30/98 08:11 AM


>      I'm currently downloading a 2.5 Meg file that's stored as
>      .tar.gz.  I'd like to split this file using pkzip onto a couple 
>      of FAT diskettes, then, unzip them onto my Linux file system,
>      recombining them in the process, for further decompression. 
>
>      Will gunzip handle this?  If not, anybody have any suggestions? 
>
>      Chris.
>      CJGidman
     
Could you be a little more specific about what you are doing?
     
I get the impression that you are downloading the file to a 
Windoze PC (at work?), and want to take the 2.5MB file home 
and put it on your Linux box.  Am I right?
     
If that part is correct, please tell me about your home PC. 
Is it dual boot Linux & Windoze, or Linux only?
     
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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com 
System Administrator / Network Administrator 
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
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