shar
Create a shell archive. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/manual/sharutils.html.
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Create a shell script that when executed extracts the given files from itself:
shar --vanilla-operation {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/archive.sh}}
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Compress the files in the archive:
shar --compactor {{xz}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/archive.sh}}
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Treat all files as binary (i.e.
uuencode
everything):
shar --uuencode {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/archive.sh}}
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Treat all files as text (i.e.
uuencode
nothing):
shar --text-files {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/archive.sh}}
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Include a name and cut mark in the header comment of the archive:
shar --archive-name "{{My files}}" --cut-mark {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/archive.sh}}
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