Open .z file on solaris

Hello Admins;

Anybody can suggest on how to open ".z" files on solaris.

Thanks

try using uncompress

For UNIX or linux, use : uncompress
For windows, dwld and use : picozip

When I used uncompress; i got an error below:

bash-3.00# uncompress SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z
SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z.Z: No such file or directory

Any workaround on this?

try and put the file name without the .z at the end

# uncompress filename

from the error message it looks like its appending a capital .Z automatically, as a result it can't find the file.

also if your file has a lower case .z maybe you should rename it with a upper case .Z first

let me know if that works.

If this doesn't work, you might have a look at

file SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z

output.

No Luck...

bash-3.00# uncompress SolutionsEnabler_Solaris
SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.Z: No such file or directory

code: file SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z
SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z: compressed data block compressed 16 bits

but did you rename the file with a upper case .Z at the end like I suggested ?

# mv filename.z filename.Z
# uncompress filename

unpack SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z

Here it is :

bash-3.00# mv SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.Z

bash-3.00# uncompress SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.Z
uncompress: SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.Z: corrupt input

As per Vgersh;

bash-3.00# unpack SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z
unpack: SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z: not in packed format

try 'gunzip' (if you have it installed.
Usually the '.z' extension means the file has been compressed with 'pack':
'man pack' yields:

  pack
     The pack command attempts to store the specified files in  a
     compressed  form. Wherever possible (and useful), each input
     file file is replaced by a packed file file.z with the  same
     access  modes, access and modified dates, and owner as those
     of file. If pack is successful, file will be removed.

What is the output of

file SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z

Tried:

bash-3.00# file SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z
SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z: compressed data block compressed 16 bits

bash-3.00# gzip SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z
gzip: SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z already has .z suffix -- unchanged

sorry, I meant 'gunzip' (not gzip).

OK...here it is...

bash-3.00# gunzip SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z

gunzip: SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z: corrupt input. Use zcat to recover some data

and when I used zcat,

bash-3.00# zcat SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z
SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z.Z: No such file or directory

That would be

zcat < SolutionsEnabler_Solaris.z > SolutionsEnabler_Solaris

but as your file looks corrupted, there is not that much you can do.

Yes..It looks corrupted....

Thanks all admins..for your responses....