<<tar -xvvzf foo.tar.gz extract gzipped foo.tar.gz
I think that should work for you.>>
Is that as two separate lines, Richard?
Incidentally, I found this thread in Launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/600158
At least they know about it. <bravesmile>
Bev.