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  1. 08-01-2004 #1
    Proteus311
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    how do i extract



    I just got a program that has the extension .bz2 how do i extract this?

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  2. 08-01-2004 #2
    dan@george
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    If it's .tar.bz2, then you can use
    Code:
    tar xjvf cornbread.tar.bz2
    to extract it all at once. If it's just .bz2, then use
    Code:
    bunzip2 spankythefish.bz2
    Hope this helps.
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    Years later, still useful. Thanks!
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