Using Archiving

The Archive control on the Files subpanel enables you to archive (tar) and unpack files. tar commands are also available via the Archive, Archive Unpack, and Archive List Contents icons in Application Manager.

The archiving application shipped with Solaris is tar which is described in the tar man page. By default, archived files are given the extension .tar.

To Archive a File

Click Archive in the Desktop_Tools folder of Application Manager and specify the relevant file and folder names in the dialog box displayed.

Or, click the Archive icon on the Files subpanel and specify the relevant file and folder names in the dialog box displayed.

Or, drop the file on the Archive icon on the Files subpanel.

The file is compressed, given a .tar extension, and replaced in its original location.

To Unpack an Archived File

Click Archive Unpack in the Desktop_Tools folder of Application Manager, and specify the file in the dialog box displayed.

Drop the file on the Archive icon on the Files subpanel.

The file is decompressed, has its .tar extension removed, and is replaced in its original location.

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Tip -

You can unpack a file by double-clicking on it in a File Manager window.

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