In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] writes: > Quick question everyone... > > After FTP'ing a BINARY file from another system, I am having problems > figuring out how to uncompress the file. It has a .Z extension (it is a > compressed file since it is CAPITALIZED) I've tried uncompress, but get errors, > and even tried the gunzip command. Any help would be appreciated!! Generally, the UNCOMPRESS command on the VAX looks for a file with a _Z extension on the end. For example, test.tar_z. Try renaming the file to something with a _z on the end and see if that works. For example, $ RENAME TEST.Z TEST.TXT_Z -- Kent Covert, Software Coordinator Miami Computing and Information Services Miami University, Oxford, OH [log in to unmask] (internet) kacovert@miavx1 (bitnet)