1 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .TH BUNDLE 1
3 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull bundle \- collect files for distribution
4 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .SH SYNOPSIS
6 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .I file ...
7 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .SH DESCRIPTION
9 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull writes on its standard output a shell script for
10 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR rc (1)
11 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull or a Bourne shell
12 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull which, when executed,
13 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull will recreate the original
14 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR files .
15 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull Its main use is for distributing small numbers of text files by
16 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR mail (1).
18 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull Although less refined than standard archives from
21 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR 9c (1))
23 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR tar (1),
25 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR bundle
27 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull is self-documenting and complete; little preparation is required on
28 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull the receiving machine.
29 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .SH EXAMPLES
32 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull bundle mkfile *.[ch] | mail kremvax!boris
33 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull Send a makefile to Boris together with related
38 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull Upon receiving the mail, Boris may save the file sans postmark,
40 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .BR gift/horse ,
44 c8b6342d 2005-01-13 devnull cd gift; sh horse; mk
45 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .SH SOURCE
46 c3674de4 2005-01-11 devnull .B \*9/bin/bundle
47 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .SH SEE ALSO
50 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR 9c (1)),
51 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR tar (1),
52 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .IR mail (1)
54 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull .I Bundle
55 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull will not create directories and is unsatisfactory for non-text files.
57 058b0118 2005-01-03 devnull Beware of gift horses.