Errors while extracting zip files

DCH · March 16, 2011, 5:11pm

I tried to untar a file, test123.tar.gz by doing :

tar -zxvf test123.tar.gz

but got the following error msg:

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

What do i do now? Pl Suggest
Thanks

Corona688 · March 16, 2011, 5:14pm

it probably means what it says, it's not actually a gz.

Try

file test123.tar.gz
ls -lh test123.tar.gz

DCH · March 16, 2011, 5:48pm

Doesnt work!

Corona688 · March 16, 2011, 5:54pm

Please remember that I cannot see your computer from here. In what way does it "not work"? Did it print anything?