macsave - Save Mac files read from standard input
SYNOPSIS
macsave [ - options ]
DESCRIPTION
macsave reads a sequence of Macintosh MacBinary files from
standard input and writes the files it contains subject to
the options specified.
OPTIONS
In the absence of any options, macsave reads standard
input and silently writes the file(s) it contains in
MacBinary format, giving the output files ".bin" exten
sions and placing them in the current working directory.
Subdirectories are created for embedded folders.
-3 Write files in fork format (.info, .data and .rsrc
files.)
-f As -3, but empty data and rsrc files are not cre
ated.
-r Write resource forks only (.rsrc files.)
-d Write data forks only (.data files.)
-u As -d, but the codes for CR and LF are inter
changed, the filename extension is .text.
-U As -u, but there is no filename extension.
-a Write files in AppleShare format. This option is
only valid if the program is compiled with support
for some form of AppleShare. The current directory
must be a valid AppleShare folder.
-s Write extracted files to standard output in MacBi
nary format.
-l List every file extracted (and every direc
tory/folder created etc.)
-v Like -l, but more verbose (implies -l.)
-i Do not extract, give information only (implies -l.)
-q Ask the user for every file/folder whether it
should be extracted (implies -l.)
-V Gives the patchlevel of the program, and other
information. Other options are ignored and the
program quits immediately.
options are ignored and the program quits immedi
ately.
BUGS
As this is a beta release, there may still be some prob
lems.
SEE ALSO
macutil(1)
AUTHOR
Dik T. Winter, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(dik@cwi.nl)
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