use tar to un-tar tar files. use this command to read more about tar: man tar You can also search the man (manual) pages for more info by using: man -k keyword this syntax should do it: tar -xvvf tarfile.tar -Chris On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 Fusionpartie@aol.com wrote: > does anyone know how to decompress tar files using gzip orb2 >