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Re: master 6d6bf46 2/2: Make dired-do-compress work for *.tar.gz files


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: master 6d6bf46 2/2: Make dired-do-compress work for *.tar.gz files
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:35:13 -0700
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>     gzip -dc example.tar.gz | tar -x
Yes (except that you could use gunzip.)

I suggest sticking with "gzip -d" rather than relying on "gunzip", as some installations install gzip without also installing gunzip, and this has bitten users of other GNU programs. See, for example:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2009-10/msg00002.html



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