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- untar.N.bs.tar.gz -- A little untar utility compiled and tested under NS.
-
- To compile this under NextStep use: "cc -O untar.c -o untar"
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- Usage: untar [options] archive.tgz [filename]...
- or: untar [options] -s [filename]...
- or: untar [options] -u filename...
-
- Options -t test -- list contents but don't extract
- -f force -- allow existing files to be overwritten
- -q quiet -- suppress normal chatter
- -c convert -- convert files to local text format
- -s self extracting -- gzipped archive data is appended to untar
- -u uncompress -- perform "gunzip" but not "tar x"
- +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
- | FOR SELF-EXTRACTING ARCHIVES, USE "untar -s" TO EXTRACT THE FILES. |
- +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
- This program lists/extracts files from a "*.tar" or "*.tgz" archive. You can
- optionally specify certain files or directories to list/extract; otherwise it
- will list/extract them all. File attributes are NOT preserved. This program
- can also be used (with -u) to gunzip non-tar files.
-
- THIS PROGRAM IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, AND IS FREELY REDISTRIBUTABLE.
-
- * AUTHOR & COPYRIGHT INFO:
- * Written by Steve Kirkendall, kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu
- * Placed in public domain, 6 October 1995
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