Unix Compressed File... How to decompress

rmletc · 11-25-2003, 01:22 PM

I have a file that the finder says is a unix compressed file and Ican't seem to uncompress it. Any thoughts as to how I uncompress it? I have stuffit deluxe 7 and it doesn't do it.

thanks

yellow · 11-25-2003, 01:30 PM

What is it's suffix? .tgz? .gz? .zip? .bzip? .tar? Something else?

rmletc · 11-25-2003, 01:52 PM

data.z is the file's name.

hayne · 11-25-2003, 01:55 PM

Try using 'uncompress data.z' in a Terminal window.

rmletc · 11-25-2003, 02:17 PM

It didn't work either, so I assume that the file really isn't that. Any chance you know of a program that can tell me what exactly this file is?
thanks

yellow · 11-25-2003, 02:22 PM

Thought.. if .gz is for gnuzip, .z might just be old zip. Try in the Terminal: unzip data.z

rmletc · 11-25-2003, 02:26 PM

Unzip isn't a command it understands.....

yellow · 11-25-2003, 02:28 PM

Do: whereis unzip
It should be there..

yellow% whereis unzip
/usr/bin/unzip

Anyway, do this instead:

/usr/bin/unzip data.z

rmletc · 11-25-2003, 02:33 PM

[richard-lettaus-Computer:~] richardl% /usr/bin/unzip/ DATA.Z
/usr/bin/unzip/: Command not found.

yellow · 11-25-2003, 02:39 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by rmletc [richard-lettaus-Computer:~] richardl% /usr/bin/unzip/ DATA.Z /usr/bin/unzip/: Command not found.

Not /usr/bin/unzip/... /usr/bin/unzip

rmletc · 11-25-2003, 02:43 PM

richardl% /user/bin/unzip DATA.Z
/user/bin/unzip: Command not found.

yellow · 11-25-2003, 02:48 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by rmletc richardl% /user/bin/unzip DATA.Z /user/bin/unzip: Command not found.

Not /user/bin/unzip... /usr/bin/unzip

Copy & Paste Me: /usr/bin/unzip DATA.Z

rmletc · 11-25-2003, 02:58 PM

richardl% /usr/bin/unzip DATA.Z
/usr/bin/unzip: Command not found.

yellow · 11-25-2003, 03:00 PM

Alrighty.. what version of OS X are you using? Did you not install the BSD Subsystem when you installed it? For example, what do you get if you do: whereis ssh

yellow% whereis ssh
/usr/bin/ssh

rmletc · 11-25-2003, 04:41 PM

Here is what I get

/usr/bin/ssh

10.2.8

Thanks for all the help

hayne · 11-25-2003, 04:54 PM

/usr/bin/unzip comes from the Developer Tools (as seen from /Library/Receipts/DevTools.pkg)
so I guess that rmletc wouldn't have it.

rmletc, please show us the results of the following two commands in a Terminal window:

file data.z
uncompress data.z

yellow · 11-25-2003, 05:43 PM

That's really odd.. I checked some vanilla Jaguar installs that don't have DevTools and unzip is there. <shrug>

frankko · 11-25-2003, 06:01 PM

Aren't "data.z" files part of Windows InstallShield packages? You know, there's a "setup.exe" file and a bunch of other files. I don't have a Windows machine handy, but from my PC days, but I seem to remember *.z files showing up there.

Where did you get the file you're trying to decompress?

blb · 11-25-2003, 07:37 PM

If you've installed the BSD package, the best way to find out what a file contains is the file command; open Terminal and simply do

Code:

file data.z

Of course, if you don't have the BSD package installed, file isn't installed. If that's the case, answering frankko's question may be of definite help here.

zealot-wd · 11-26-2003, 01:38 PM

well maybe you should do a "file data.Z" and if it says somthing like "compress'd data ...." then just use gunzip for it

11-25-2003, 01:22 PM	#1
rmletc Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 56	Unix Compressed File... How to decompress I have a file that the finder says is a unix compressed file and Ican't seem to uncompress it. Any thoughts as to how I uncompress it? I have stuffit deluxe 7 and it doesn't do it. thanks

11-25-2003, 01:30 PM	#2
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	Need more info.. What is it's suffix? .tgz? .gz? .zip? .bzip? .tar? Something else?

11-25-2003, 02:28 PM	#8
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	Do: whereis unzip It should be there.. yellow% whereis unzip /usr/bin/unzip Anyway, do this instead: /usr/bin/unzip data.z Last edited by yellow; 11-25-2003 at 02:31 PM.

11-25-2003, 07:37 PM	#19
blb All Star Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CO, USA Posts: 908	If you've installed the BSD package, the best way to find out what a file contains is the file command; open Terminal and simply do Code: file data.z Of course, if you don't have the BSD package installed, file isn't installed. If that's the case, answering frankko's question may be of definite help here.

11-25-2003, 01:52 PM	#3
rmletc Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 56	data.z is the file's name.

11-25-2003, 01:55 PM	#4
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 32,473	Try using 'uncompress data.z' in a Terminal window.

11-25-2003, 02:17 PM	#5
rmletc Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 56	It didn't work either, so I assume that the file really isn't that. Any chance you know of a program that can tell me what exactly this file is? thanks

11-25-2003, 02:22 PM	#6
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	Thought.. if .gz is for gnuzip, .z might just be old zip. Try in the Terminal: unzip data.z

11-25-2003, 02:26 PM	#7
rmletc Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 56	Unzip isn't a command it understands.....

11-25-2003, 02:33 PM	#9
rmletc Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 56	[richard-lettaus-Computer:~] richardl% /usr/bin/unzip/ DATA.Z /usr/bin/unzip/: Command not found.

11-25-2003, 02:43 PM	#11
rmletc Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 56	richardl% /user/bin/unzip DATA.Z /user/bin/unzip: Command not found.

11-25-2003, 02:58 PM	#13
rmletc Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 56	richardl% /usr/bin/unzip DATA.Z /usr/bin/unzip: Command not found.

11-25-2003, 03:00 PM	#14
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	Alrighty.. what version of OS X are you using? Did you not install the BSD Subsystem when you installed it? For example, what do you get if you do: whereis ssh yellow% whereis ssh /usr/bin/ssh

11-25-2003, 04:41 PM	#15
rmletc Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 56	Here is what I get /usr/bin/ssh 10.2.8 Thanks for all the help

11-25-2003, 04:54 PM	#16
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 32,473	/usr/bin/unzip comes from the Developer Tools (as seen from /Library/Receipts/DevTools.pkg) so I guess that rmletc wouldn't have it. rmletc, please show us the results of the following two commands in a Terminal window: file data.z uncompress data.z

11-25-2003, 05:43 PM	#17
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	That's really odd.. I checked some vanilla Jaguar installs that don't have DevTools and unzip is there. <shrug>

11-25-2003, 06:01 PM	#18
frankko All Star Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 587	Aren't "data.z" files part of Windows InstallShield packages? You know, there's a "setup.exe" file and a bunch of other files. I don't have a Windows machine handy, but from my PC days, but I seem to remember *.z files showing up there. Where did you get the file you're trying to decompress?

11-26-2003, 01:38 PM	#20
zealot-wd Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3	well maybe you should do a "file data.Z" and if it says somthing like "compress'd data ...." then just use gunzip for it