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- This is the set of GNU shar utilities.
-
- `shar' makes so-called shell archives out of many files, preparing
- them for transmission by electronic mail services. `unshar' helps
- unpacking shell archives after reception. The core of both programs
- is initially derived from public domain. Some modules and other
- code sections are freely borrowed from other GNU distributions,
- bringing `shar' under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
-
- `uuencode' prepares a file for transmission over an electronic channel
- which ignores or otherwise mangles the eight bit (high order bit) of
- bytes. `uudecode' does the converse transformation. They are derived
- from the BSD NET/2 distribution, but enchanced with the features
- described in recent POSIX standards. If you have more powerful
- `uuencode' and `uudecode' already available, you may want to use
- `./configure --disable-uucode' to prevent their installation.
-
- `remsync' allows for remote synchronization of directory trees,
- using electronic mail. This part of sharutils is still alpha.
- You should have already installed Perl, gzip, GNU diff, GNU tar
- and GNU shar prior to installing remsync package. Only Perl is
- really mandatory, write to me if you feel like helping to remove
- the other dependencies.
-
- Beside the Perl script `remsync' and its shell scripts the whole
- package now is internationalized. This includes the generated shell
- scripts. As described in the `ABOUT-NLS' file you have various
- options for handling this internationalization but this package is
- special in one point: it always needs the GNU message catalog files to
- be installed. Therefore it might be a good idea to always use the GNU
- gettext functions and not the functions provided by your system. This
- is of course not needed if your system uses GNU gettext in its system
- library.
-
- See file `ABOUT-NLS' for how to customize this program to your language.
- See file `BACKLOG' for a summary of pending mail and articles.
- See file `COPYING' for copying conditions.
- See file `INSTALL' for compilation and installation instructions.
- See file `NEWS' for a list of major changes in the current release.
- See file `THANKS' for a list of contributors.
-
- Jan Djarv takes care of the man pages, otherwise unsupported, and
- their installation is kept separate from `make install'. You use
- `make install-man' for them. Better think GNU and switch to Info.
-
- Your feedback will help us to make a better and more portable
- product. Mail suggestions and bug reports (including documentation
- errors) for this program to `bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu'.
-