Need help with tar

[bigMama]

I am a Linux n00b.

I am trying to install some files from source on a Red Had cluster.
But when I try to do this,
tar -xvf ~/my_software.tar
It lists the names of each file and this " Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors"

What could I be doing wrong?

Thanks
~ BigMama

[daark.child]

Hi and welcome to the forums.

That error usually happens when you are using an incorrect path or filename in the command. Make sure you are entering the correct path and filename e.g. if the file is in /home/user/downloads and its called abc.tar, enter

tar xvf ~/downloads/abc.tar

or

tar xvf /home/user/downloads/abc.tar