BUNDLE(1)BUNDLE(1)
NAME
bundle – collect files for distribution
SYNOPSIS
bundle
file ...
DESCRIPTION
Bundle
writes on its standard output a shell script for
rc(1)
or a Bourne shell
which, when executed,
will recreate the original
files.
Its main use is for distributing small numbers of text files by
mail(1).
Although less refined than standard archives from
ar(1)
or
tar(1),
a
bundle
file
is self-documenting and complete; little preparation is required on
the receiving machine.
EXAMPLES
bundle mkfile *.[ch] | mail kremvax!boris
Send a makefile to Boris together with related
.c
and
.h
files.
Upon receiving the mail, Boris may save the file sans postmark,
say in
gift/horse,
then do
cd gift; rc horse; mk
SOURCE
/rc/bin/bundle
SEE
ar(1),
tar(1),
mail(1)
BUGS
Bundle
will not create directories and is unsatisfactory for non-text files.
Beware of gift horses.