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- set-aux-binary is a freely redistributable utility that
- sets the type and creator of input files to 'BIN '/'A/UX'.
- This permits binary files downloaded to a Mac partition
- to be copied to an A/UX unix partition without invoking
- A/UX's automatic carriage-return-to-newlines conversion,
- which can cause file corruption.
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- usage: in the System 7.x Finder, drag-and-drop icon(s)
- representing unix binary file(s) onto the set-aux-binary icon.
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- set-aux-binary is based on ctc 1.2 by Brian Bechtel,
- with minor changes: its TextEdit boxes for user input
- default to 'BIN '/'A/UX', which saves keystrokes, and
- it touches the parent folder to update the Finder icons.
-
- Note that set-aux-binary won't repair a binary file that
- has been mistakenly downloaded in ascii mode to a MacOS
- partition. In such cases, see the A/UX FAQ, available
- on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov in /pub/aux, for detailed
- instructions and try, try again ...
-
- - Bill (johnston@me.udel.edu)
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