unzoo/unzoo_4.4.orig/README

10 'unzoo [-l] [-v] <archive>[.zoo] [<file>..]'
11 'unzoo -x [-abnpo] <archive>[.zoo] [<file>..]'
15 'unzoo' is  a zoo  archive extractor.   A zoo archive   is  a  file  that
19 cannot add new members or  delete  members.  For this   you need the  zoo
20 archiver, called 'zoo', written by Rahul Dhesi.
28 archive <archive>.   For each member 'unzoo'   prints  the size  that the
30 member occupies in the archive (not  counting  the  space needed to store
40 archive itself or the members, preceeded by the string '# '.
43 the archive <archive>.  Members are  stored with a  full path name in the
44 archive and if the operating system supports this, they will be extracted
51 If the archive  itself has a  comment that starts with  '!TEXT!' then all
63 this suboption  to test the integrity  of the archive  without extracting
79 example if an archive contains absolute  path names under  UNIX,  '-j ./'
83 where the  archive is.   Note  that the  directory  <prefix> must  exist,
103 'unzoo'  is based heavily on the 'booz' archive extractor by Rahul Dhesi.
108 'unzoo' differs in some details from  'booz' and the zoo archiver  'zoo'.
111 'zoo' can also add members, delete members, etc.
117 'unzoo' behaves like  'zoo' and 'booz',  which always extract as  binary.
123 manner to local  names, like  'zoo'  (this may not   be available on  all
127 creates, like 'zoo' (this  may not be available on  all systems).  'booz'
130 'unzoo'  can handle comments and generations in the  archive, like 'zoo'.
134 the new  high method or  not compressed  at all.   'zoo' and  'booz' also
139 'zoo' and 'booz' require this conversion.
141 'unzoo' is somewhat faster than 'zoo' and 'booz'.
143 'unzoo' should be much easier to port than both 'zoo' and 'booz'.
147 Rahul Dhesi  wrote the  'zoo' archiver and the  'booz' archive extractor.