Extracting many files the easy way

how can i extract maaaaaaany archive files that are all stored in one folder? i tried with
tar xjf *.tar.bz2
and
tar xzf *.tar.gz
but that didnt work :?
is there some way to achieve this :?:
thx in advance,
cheers,
detto

detto wrote:
brazzmonkey wrote:don't take it bad, but in kde ark would have done it with a mouse click...
woop, really?! tell me how plz. have kde installed on nother computer
in konqueror, select the archive files, right-click > Extract > Extract [here ; to subfolders ; to...], and wait.
alright : one click to select, one right click, one to choose extract [...]
that's 3 clicks actually, not one. sometimes mouse is just easier...

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