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| Atool |
| Computer languages | Perl + |
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| Full description | atool manages file archives (tar, tar+gzip … atool manages file archives (tar, tar+gzip, zip, etc). 'aunpack' extracts files from an archive, andt overcomes the dreaded "multiple files in archive root" problem by first extracting to a unique subdirectory, and then moving back the files if possible. aunpack also prevents local files from being overwritten by mistake. Other commands provided are apack (for creating archives), als (for listing files in archives), and acat (for extracting files to stdout). and acat (for extracting files to stdout). |
| Homepage URL | http://www.nongnu.org/atool/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | tar + , unzip + , archives + , gzip + , atool + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 8 August 2005 + |
| License | GPLv2 + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 26 April 2001 + |
| Name | Atool + |
| Prerequisite description | Perl 5.004 (or later) + , bzip + , bzip2 + , zip + , unzip + , gzip + , tar + |
| Prerequisite kind | Required to use + , Weak prerequisite + |
| Real name | Oskar Liljeblad + |
| Resource URL | mailto:oskar@osk.mine.nu + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 14,280 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 29 March 2012 21:53:33 + |
| Revisionuser | Jgay + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Script for managing file archives + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| System-administration | backup + |
| Use | compressing + , system-administration + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 0.31.0 stable released 2005-08-08 |
| Version date | 8 August 2005 + |
| Version download | http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/atool/atool-0.31.0.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 0.31.0 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Works-with | archive + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 29 March 2012 21:53:33 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | oskar@osk.mine.nu + |
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