XTar - Options pulldown/popup menus


The functions available from the Options menu can also be activated from a popup menu or via push buttons, if mapped (see resources).

Actions which cannot be performed on the selected file are shaded out.


View, applies to files in the tar archive. When you select a file to view, XTar firstly checks the file ending with those in its mappings resource. If it finds a match then it spawns an external viewer. If it doesn't find a match and the file is compressed or gzipped, then the file is uncompressed and the search begins again. If it still does not find a match then the file is assumed to be a text file and is displayed within XTar.

Extract, applies to either files or directories. If you choose to extract a directory then it will be extracted with its full pathname and directories will be created as necessary. If you choose to extract a file then the file will be created in the current directory - not with its full path.

Extract As..., displays a Motif file selection box and allows you to choose where to extract the file or directory. If you select to extract a directory into a location which does not exist then the necessary directories will be created first.


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