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--- install:unpacking [2010-09-19 03:00] – [Microsoft Windows Users] 67.176.168.10
+++ install:unpacking [2022-12-27 14:43] (current) – old revision restored (2015-11-03 21:30) oiv
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   tar -xzvf dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tgz
-This will extract the tarball in the current directory.
+This will extract the tarball into a subdirectory named ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD''.
+Alternatively, you can extract the tarball into the current directory overwriting existing files:
+  tar -xzvf dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tgz --strip-components=1
+==== Less common *nix setups ====
 On some non-GNU systems you might find the GNU [[man>tar]] program under the name ''gtar'', therefore use:
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   cat dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tgz |gzip -d | tar -xf -
 ===== Microsoft Windows Users =====
-Microsoft Windows users may need to rename the file from ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tgz'' to ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tar.gz'' to make their archive tool recognize the file format correctly (See [[bug>209]]).
+Microsoft Windows users may need to rename the file from ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tgz'' to ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tar.gz'' to make their archive tool recognise the file format correctly (See [[bug>209]]).
 To extract the tarball you need an extraction tool. There are hundreds of different programs available and there is a good chance that you already have one. If not, here is a short selection:
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   * [[http://www.winace.com/|WinACE]] Shareware
-After renaming as indicated above, use the extraction tool (i.e 7-zip) to extract the file.  This will create the file ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tar'' and will be noticably larger that the original.  Again, use the extraction tool (i.e 7-zip) to extract this larger file.  This will create a folder ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD'' with files and subfolders similar to what is already being used in your current version.
+After renaming as indicated above, use the extraction tool (i.e 7-zip) to extract the file.  This will create the file ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD.tar'' which will be noticeably larger that the original.  Again, use the extraction tool (i.e 7-zip) to extract this larger file.  This will create a folder ''dokuwiki-YYYY-MM-DD'' with files and subfolders similar to what is already being used in your current version.
 ===== Mac Users =====
 Usually double-clicking on the .tgz file will extract it. Since Mac OS X has a unixoid system under the hood, the description for Linux/Unix above works in the Terminal.app. StuffIt Expander version 8.02 and higher handles .tgz correctly. Earlier versions of StuffIt Expander may as well.