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PackIt v37.110
Release 1.1
PackIt and this documentation are Copyright © 1994 by Michael Barsoom.
-+- License -+-
PackIt may be freely distributed as long as no charge is made other than to
cover time and copying costs. This should be no higher than what Fred Fish
charges from one of his freely redistributable disks.
You may not copy and/or distribute this program without the accompanying
documentation unless you get permission from the author to do so.
Fred Fish has permission to include this program on his FD disks/CDRoms.
If you write a freely redistributable program and would like to include
PackIt with it, feel free to do so only if you send me a fully registered
version of your program.
-+- Disclaimer -+-
This product is sold "as is" without representation or warranty of any
kind, either expressed or implied. The user assumes all risks and
responsibilities related to its use.
-+- Introduction -+-
PackIt is yet another shell only Data file PowerPacker cruncher/decruncher.
Features:
1) One program for crunching and decrunching.
2) Will not crunch executables unless told to do so.
3) Will automatically determine if a file is PowerPacked or not and
then either unpack it or pack it.
4) Allows use of wild card to crunch/decrunch whole directories.
-+- Requirements -+-
1) Workbench 2.0+
2) PowerPacker library (© Nico Francois)
-+- SetUp -+-
Make sure you have a copy of PowerPacker library v36+ in libs.
-+- Usage -+-
Must be use from shell only, if started from WB PackIt will automatically
exit.
PackIt ?? (for extended usage)
PackIt v37.110 PowerPacker Data Cruncher/Decruncher
Copyright © 1994 by Michael J. Barsoom
Usage: PackIt <source> [<destination>] [Efficiency 0-4] [Buffer 0-2] [Crypt]
[Executable] [Crunch] [DeCrunch] [<PassWord>] [ReCrunch] [All]
With
Efficiency: 0 = Fast, 1 = Mediocre, 2 = Good, 3 = Very Good, 4 = Best (def)
Buffer : 0 = Large (def), 1 = Medium, 2 = Small
Crypt : Encrypt file.
Executable: Crunch executables (as data files).
Crunch : Crunch files only.
Decrunch : DeCrunch files only.
PassWord : Password to use for encrypting/decrypting.
ReCrunch : Decrunch file and ReCrunch it with new options
All : Enter directories recursively (only with wildcards)
Hit ^C to abort.
If no destination is given source will be overwritten
If no password is give you will be prompted with a string requester for the
password.
If you use the shell option PassWord and the source file(s) need to be
crunched, PackIt will assume you want to crunch the file(s) with encryption
on.
If crunching a group of files, you may need to hit ^C twice, once to abort
crunching, and once to quit.
The destination can either be a file or a dir. If you specify a dir as the
destination, the source file will be saved (either crunched or uncrunched)
with the same name in the destination. When using wildcard, if you give a
destination it MUST be a directory.
Use "" to signify the current directory, just like AmigaDos' copy command.
ReCrunch can be used to change a files crunch efficiency or to change a
packed file's password.
-+- Wildcard hints -+-
To crunch/decrunch all files in a directory use
PackIt #?
To make sure all the files in a directory are crunched use,
PackIt #? crunch
If you need to use the wildcards ? or ?? use (?) and (??) instead, this is
required because ? and ?? are used for the built in help.
-+- Thanks -+-
To my loving wife Barbara.
To Nico Francois for PowerPacker library.
-+- Bugs, Suggestions -+-
you can reach me at:
5524 Pine Street
Omaha NE 68106
USA
Internet: mbars@creighton.edu
Fidonet: Mike Barsoom @ 1:285/11.9
AmigaNet: Mike Barsoom @ 40:200/10.9
-+- Giftware -+-
PackIt is giftware, if you use it regularly the author would appreciate it
if you would send him a small donation.
-+- History -+-
v37.100 Release 1.0
v37.101 Not Released
- Added crunch and decrunch only flags.
- Removed ANSI colors so WB 3.0 shell scrolling would not be slowed down.
v37.102 Not Released
- Added Password shell option for encrypting
v37.103 Release 1.0a
- Added recrunch flag.
v37.104 Release 1.0b
- Password can now be specified from shell with PassWord= for decrunching.
v37.105 Not Released
- PackIt was reporting some files as executable when they were not (fixed)
- PackIt was not returning all allocated memory back, forgot to call
FreeArgs() and missed a call to FreeDosObject() (fixed)
v37.110 Release 1.1
- PackIt now supports wild card and directory recursion for crunching and
decrunching.