53 lines
986 B
Text
53 lines
986 B
Text
.TH BUNDLE 1
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.SH NAME
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bundle \- collect files for distribution
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B bundle
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.I file ...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Bundle
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writes on its standard output a shell script for
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.IR rc (1)
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or a Bourne shell
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which, when executed,
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will recreate the original
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.IR files .
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Its main use is for distributing small numbers of text files by
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.IR mail (1).
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.PP
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Although less refined than standard archives from
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.IR ar (1)
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or
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.IR tar (1),
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a
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.IR bundle
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file
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is self-documenting and complete; little preparation is required on
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the receiving machine.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.TP
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.L
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bundle mkfile *.[ch] | mail kremvax!boris
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Send a makefile to Boris together with related
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.L .c
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and
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.L .h
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files.
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Upon receiving the mail, Boris may save the file sans postmark,
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say in
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.BR gift/horse ,
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then do
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.TP
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.L
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cd gift; rc horse; mk
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /rc/bin/bundle
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR ar (1),
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.IR tar (1),
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.IR mail (1)
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.SH BUGS
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.I Bundle
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will not create directories and is unsatisfactory for non-text files.
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.PP
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Beware of gift horses.
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