Tar xzvf filename.tar.gz <cr> or Tar xjvf filename.tar.bz2 <cr> Will do the extraction but best do: Tar tzvf filename.tar.gz | less or Tar tjvf filename.tar.bz2 | less First, that way you get to inspect output first. A good place for extraction for root anyway is /usr/local/src. . Rot47: <;F56]52D9:6==@?2GJ]>:=> -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Homme, James Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 15:09 To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Unix and Apache Administration Hi, Lately the books I've looked at tell how to do work on a Unix system in a GUI environment. Does anyone have guidance about what I can read to do tasks from the command line? Here's a partial list. I don't know what else I may need. I'd be fine with instructions on a shell script to combine stuff if necessary or whatever. Download a compressed tar file from the web. Unpack and untar it so that it goes into a folder. Use MySQL to create a database. Back up a MySQL database regularly. I want to make this incremental backups so I don't have to totally restore, but can roll back to a particular day, as in just bring back everything since yesterday. Back up files or folders regularly Into a compressed tar archive Restore a MySQL database if necessary. Restore files or folders regularly. Run a PHP file using cron on a schedule. Make small edits to the Apache configuration files or other files as needed. Delete backed up files or incremental database files after a certain time period to save space. That's all I know of so far. Thanks. Jim Homme, Usability Services, Phone: 412-544-1810 Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog <http://mysites.highmark.com/personal/lidikki/Blog/default.aspx> ________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates. __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind