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From: cguest@ips34.ipsmsd (Chip Guest 52-V3 (408) 742-3460)
Subject: Re: ?Figlet
Message-ID: <1994Nov7.165955.26744@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com>
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Date: Mon, 7 Nov 94 16:59:55 GMT
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try     tar xvf figlet2.1.1.tar

the f is to indicate a file name follows and not a /dev/???
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