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Old 12-20-2006, 02:51 PM
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how do I open tar.gz from my desktop. I know tar command

Code:
tar zcvf file.tar.gz
But i want desktop program to open file and not a command line
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Just double click on a file and it should open. Use tar command; it is fast and easy.
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