XTar - Options pulldown/popup menus
The functions available from the Options menu can also be activated
from a popup menu or via push buttons, if mapped
(see resources).

Actions which cannot be performed on the selected file are shaded out.
View, applies to files in the tar archive. When you select a file
to view, XTar firstly checks the file ending with those in its
mappings resource. If it finds a match then it spawns
an external viewer. If it doesn't find a match and the file is compressed or
gzipped, then the file is uncompressed and the search begins again. If it still
does not find a match then the file is assumed to be a text file and is
displayed within XTar.
Extract, applies to either files or directories. If you choose to
extract a directory then it will be extracted with its full pathname and
directories will be created as necessary. If you choose to extract a file then
the file will be created in the current directory - not with its full
path.
Extract As..., displays a Motif file selection box and allows you to
choose where to extract the file or directory. If you select to extract a
directory into a location which does not exist then the necessary directories
will be created first.
Go back to the index or on to the
Set Attributes pulldown menu.