how to open a xyz.int.tr.gz file in linux

Question

I have been trying to open a large compressed file on linux and getting this error. 1)First I gunzipped the file gunzip georegion_v2.v6.int.tr.gz and this file got created -> georegion_v2.v6.int.tr

2)Now I want to open this file and perform operations on it, but I ma getting following error.

tar -zxvf xyz.int.tr tar: This does not look like a tar archive tar: Skipping to next header tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

Can you please tell me what is needed here ? Thanks

Answer 1

You can use tar to both gunzip and untar it at the same time like this:

tar -xzvf xyz.in.tr.gz

If that still doesn't work then this is not a tar.gz file or it is corrupted. The tr.gz extension is a bit unusual. It is usually tar.gz.

Your problem was that your were passing the z flag after you gunzip the file. So it looks for a gzipped tar file but is finding an ordinary tar file instead.

Answer 2

Based on the previous response and your question, this does not appear to be a .tar.gz file type since the file extension is .tr.gz unless you made a typo. You said you ran gunzip on xyz.int.tr.gz and now it is xyz.int.tr.

Can you please run file xyz.int.tr to see if that helps determine the correct file type? Most likely you will need to find out what type of file this is and the correct software in order to use this file.