informix cdrom

Hi, I think what's happening here is: when you cd /cdrom tar -xvf 4GLRT.TAR;1 what you are trying to do is the tar extract into the /cdrom directory, which is obviously not going to work. I think what you want to do is something like cd /cdrom cp 4GLRT.TAR;1 <directory where you want to install this stuff> cd <directory where you cp'd to> tar -xvf 4GLRT.TAR;1 bearing in mind the comments of someone else ( Clem ?) about the shell having trouble with the ; so cd /cdrom cp 4GLRT.TAR\\;1 <directory where you want to install this stuff> cd <directory where you cp'd to> tar -xvf 4GLRT.TAR\\;1 Hope this helps, Graine Graine Milner Database Analyst PA News Ph: 0171 963 7461 Fax: 0171 963 7490 e-mail: gmilner@panews.press.net -----Original Message----- From: Thuc Nguyen [SMTP:thucn@email.utcourts.gov] Sent: 22 January 1998 22:29 To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu Subject: informix cdrom Hi I have tried to install 4gl 6.05 on HP 10.20. I am not familiar with a cdrom. I have used the tape to install in the past. The installation instruction does not explain clearly. What I did is: mount /dev/dsk/c0d1ti /cdrom cd /cdrom tar -xvf 4GLRT.TAR;1 but the error message said cant open 4GLRT.TAR In /cdrom, it shows only 4GLRT.TAR;1 Is there another way to tar it? Thanks in advance for your reply. Thuc