Primary and Secondary Extensions Used on This BBS A) Primary Extension 1) .arc Use arc to "unarchive" and "uncompress the file" 2) .tar Use tar to "unarchive" the file 3) .cpio Use cpio to "unarchive" the file 4) .ar Use ar to "unarchive" the file 5) .shar Use /bin/sh to separate the file 6) .shr Use /bin/sh to separate the file B) Secondary Extension 1) .Z Use uncompress to "uncompress" the file 2) .z Use unpack to "uncompress" the file Note: Files that end with a .Z may be either 12 bit or 16 bit compression. Normally, when 16 bit compression was used, it will be noted in the file desciption.