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teamer 2010-08-05 14:13
bz2 not being extracted , tar has no 'j' option
 
hi all
i cannot extract any bz2 files cuz whenever i use tar vxjf filename or tar vxf filename it says invalid j option or invalid tar magic if i omit the j option .

any clues how to unpack that thing ?

thanks

ossipena 2010-08-05 14:18
Re: bz2 not being extracted , tar has no 'j' option
 
isn't it
Code:
tar -zxvf filename.bz2
?

kwek 2010-08-05 14:23
Re: bz2 not being extracted , tar has no 'j' option
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ossipena (Post 776579)
isn't it
Code:
tar -zxvf filename.bz2
?
No thats unpacking gzipped archives (.tar.gz)

N900' tar indeed doesnt have bzip2 compiled in.. However there is the bunzip2 available which you can use to unpack it to a .tar:

Code:
bunzip2 filename.tar.bz2
tar -xvf filename.tar

MohammadAG 2010-08-05 14:25
Re: bz2 not being extracted , tar has no 'j' option
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ossipena (Post 776579)
isn't it
Code:
tar -zxvf filename.bz2
?
That's for tar.gz

Install tar-gnu and use gtar instead of tar.
The BusyBox tar is crippled (as are all other busybox tools)

johnel 2010-08-05 14:28
Re: bz2 not being extracted , tar has no 'j' option
 
I usually just do it in 2 steps.

unzip it first then untar the file.

kureyon 2010-08-05 16:31
Re: bz2 not being extracted , tar has no 'j' option
 
Or do it in one step without an intermediate file:

Code:
bunzip2 -dc foobar.bz2 | tar x

nardine 2012-10-07 01:53
Re: bz2 not being extracted , tar has no 'j' option
 
do this:
Code:
tar xvf file.bz2


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