Subject: Re: Extract utility?
To: dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
From: None <carrel@ipsec.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/29/1997 13:36:57
> I've recently ran the 1.2 upgrade disk and have now booted a 1.2
> kernel. I need to extract another distribution, but the handy Extract
> utility/script doesnt seem be anywhere to be found. 
> 
> Anyone know where i can get it?

Look in /.commonutils
If that file doesn't exist for you anymore, all Extract does is to cat all
the pieces of the fileset, unzip it and then untar.
   cat "$1"* | gunzip | (cd $dest_dir ; tar --unlink -xpf - )

$1 is the fileset name
$dest_dir is most likely /

Dave