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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"
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"
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| FOR SELF-EXTRACTING ARCHIVES, USE "untar -s" TO EXTRACT THE FILES. |
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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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