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- xPackIt v1.0
-
- xPackIt and this documentation are Copyright © 1994 by Michael Barsoom.
-
- -+- License -+-
-
- xPackIt 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
- xPackIt with it, feel free to do so only if you send me a fully registered
- version of your program.
-
- Finally if you wish to include xPackIt on a disk magazine you are REQUIRED
- to get the author's permission FIRST. Usually this will require you to
- just send me a copy of the issue with xPackIt free of charge.
-
- -+- 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 -+-
-
- xPackIt is a cli command to crunch and decrunch files using xpk library.
-
- Features:
- 1) One program for crunching and decrunching.
- 2) Will automatically determine if a file is crunch or not and
- then either uncrunch it or crunch it.
- 3) Files can be encrypted, and passwords can be entered on the command
- line.
- 4) Default packing mode can be stored in ENV:xPackIt
-
- -+- Requirements -+-
-
- 1) Workbench 2.0+
- 2) xpk library
-
- -+- Usage -+-
-
- Must be use from shell only, if started from WB xPackIt will automatically
- exit.
-
- xPackIt v1.0 PowerPacker Data Cruncher/Decruncher
- Copyright © 1994 by Michael J. Barsoom (Shareware)
-
- xPackIt File/A,To,M=Method/K,E=Efficiency/K/N,PW=PassWord/K,Exe=Executable/S
-
- With
- File : File to crunch/decrunch
- Method : Name of xpk sub library to use (default is BLZW)
- Efficiency: Crunch efficiency (0 - 100)
- PassWord : Password to use for encrypting/decrypting.
- Executable: OK to crunch executables
- Hit ^C to abort.
- If no destination is given source will be overwritten
-
- 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.
-
- Use "" to signify the current directory, just like AmigaDos' copy command.
-
- You also specify the efficiency with just the method keyword, by using
- NAME.efficiency. Where name is the xpk sub library to use followed by
- '.' and the effeciency you which to pack with.
-
- -+- Defaults -+-
- You can store the default crunch mode and efficiency in ENV:xPackIt.
-
- Use indicated method for packing. This would be a four letter string in
- most cases, plus an optional dot and a packing mode. The Packing mode for
- the sublib is the range 0...100, where 100 is most efficient.
-
- For example to use xpkFAST with 75 efficiency just type
- setenv xPackIt FAST.75
-
- -+- Thanks -+-
-
- To my loving wife Barbara.
-
- -+- 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
-
- -+- Shareware -+-
-
- xPackIt is shareware, however unlike most shareware authors I have not
- crippled it any way. You can use all of xPackIt's functions without any
- restriction or anoying requesters. Please, if you use xPackIt on a regular
- basis, concider sending me the registration fee. Currently this ammount is
- $5.00 US. You can mail it to the address above.
-
- -+- History -+-
-
- v1.0
- o First release
-