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- QUAKEX 1.1 (July 3 1996)
-
-
- WHAT IS QUAKEX?
-
- Quakex is a freeware utility to list and extract the files contained
- in id Software's Quake .PAK archives.
-
- The .PAK archives are similar to the old id Software's DOOM & co. .WAD
- files.
-
- There are a lot of useful files inside the .PAK archives, like the funny
- .WAV sound files, program files, configuration files, ... If you are
- interested to see them, use QUAKEX to extract them.
-
- This program is not based in the official Quake specs. I's based on author's
- own research (wow! It sounds great!). id Software have not contributed in
- in any way in the developement of this program, with the possible exception
- of creating Quake, of course!.
-
-
- USAGE
-
- There are actually two implemented functions in the program: list
- contents of archive and extract files from archive. To produce a help
- screen, type QUAKEX without parameters.
-
-
- * List contents of archive (-l):
-
- The syntax is the following:
-
- QUAKEX -l PAKFILE
-
- where PAKFILE is the name of .PAK file.
-
- Example:
- QUAKEX -l PAK0.PAK
-
- will produce the following output:
-
- sound/items/r_item1.wav
- sound/items/r_item2.wav
- sound/items/health1.wav
- sound/misc/medkey.wav
- sound/misc/runekey.wav
- sound/items/protect.wav
- sound/items/protect2.wav
- sound/items/protect3.wav
- ...
-
- You can use the optional parameter 'v' to produce a more extended output:
-
- QUAKEX -lv PAK0.PAK
-
- The output is:
-
- 6822 0x0000000C sound/items/r_item1.wav
- 7448 0x00001AB2 sound/items/r_item2.wav
- 7958 0x000037CA sound/items/health1.wav
- 10020 0x000056E0 sound/misc/medkey.wav
- 14578 0x00007E04 sound/misc/runekey.wav
- 22536 0x0000B6F6 sound/items/protect.wav
- 34012 0x00010EFE sound/items/protect2.wav
- 23364 0x000193DA sound/items/protect3.wav
- ...
-
- The first column is the file length in bytes. The second column is the
- position of file inside the archive in hexadecimal notation, and the third
- column is the file name.
-
-
- * Extract a file from archive (-x):
-
- The syntax is the following:
-
- QUAKEX -x<filename> PAKFILE
-
- where <filename> is the name of the file you want to extract with or
- without the directory information. PAKFILE is the name of .PAK file.
-
- Example:
- QUAKEX -xmedkey.wav PAK0.PAK or
- QUAKEX -xsound/misc/medkey.wav PAK0.PAK
-
- will extract the file sound/misc/medkey.wav to medkey.wav in the current
- directory.
-
-
- HISTORY
-
- Version 1.1, July 3 1996
-
- Noticed and changed some not-very-understandable things in the program:
- - slashes were used to delimite filenames in output, now changed to
- quotes.
- - In previous version only the short form of filename could be used. Now
- it works with both short and long forms.
-
- and some cosmetic minor changes in program and manual.
-
- Version 1.0, June 28 1996
-
- First release of the program. It can list contents and extract files.
-
-
- CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
-
- I'm Toni Martinez-Colom. I'm working in the University of Girona
- (Catalonia) as computer-clasroom maintainer. I like very much playing
- Doom (and related programs) in my free time, as well as programming
- in many languages.
-
- This program is freeware. You don't have to pay me anything for it
- although a postcard will be welcome!. I include the source code in
- C. You can make all the changes you want. If you do so, please, send
- me an e-mail message telling where to get a copy of the modified program.
-
- My address is:
-
- Snail-mail: E-mail:
- Toni Martinez-Colom toni@xauxa.udg.es
- Bosch i Gimpera, 19
- 17190 SALT WWW:
- CATALONIA http://fc.udg.es/~toni
- ("SPAIN"?)
-
-
- THINGS TO DO
-
- I'm planning to add an option to replace a file in the archive (you will be
- able to change the sounds...), but I'm waiting for the official Quake
- program specifications to see if it can be done more easily with something
- like PWAD files, as in DOOM. If it isn't possible, I'll program the replace
- option.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- Quake and DOOM are registered trademarks of id Software, inc.
-
- The autor will not be responsible of any damage produced in your
- computer by using QUAKEX. Use it at your own risk.
-