Extracting a .tar.gz I get a file without extension

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The file is this:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cpuminer/files/pooler-cpuminer-2.3.2-linux-x86.tar.gz

As usual I do

tar -xvzf pooler-cpuminer-2.3.2-linux-x86.tar.gz

but I just get a file called minerd without extension. Do I have to do something with that file or am I doing something wrong?

yoonix · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-23 21:40:06Z

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minerd is the program you downloaded. Run it.

./minerd

answered Jan 23, 2014 at 21:40

yoonix

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Oh wow I feel so stupid now, I was expecting something like .sh or something to compile. Thanks a lot.
– Tada Banri
Jan 23, 2014 at 21:42
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@TadaBanri On most UNIXish systems there's a tool called file which can help you see what type the file is. For most executables, it will call it an ELF executable, whatever the bitsize is.
– Rich Homolka
Jan 23, 2014 at 22:12

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