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(sharutils.info)shar invocation

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Invoking the `shar' program
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   The format of the `shar' command is one of:

     shar [ OPTION ] ... FILE ...
     shar -S [ OPTION ] ...

   In the first form, the file list is given as command arguments.  In
the second form, the file list is read from standard input.  The
resulting archive is sent to standard output unless the `-o' option is
given.

   Options can be given in any order.  Some options depend on each
other: the `-o' option is required if the `-l' or `-L' option is used.
The `-n' option is required if the `-a' option is used.  Also see `-V'
below.

   Some options are special purpose:

`--help'
     Print a help summary on standard output, then immediately exits.

`--version'
     Print the version number of the program on standard output, then
     immediately exits.

`-q'
`--quiet'
     Verbose _off_ at `shar' time.  Messages are usually issued on
     standard error to let the user follow the progress, while making
     the archives.  This option inhibits these messages.

Selecting

Selecting files

Splitting

Splitting output

Headers

Controlling the shar headers

Stocking

Selecting how files are stocked

Transmission

Protecting against transmission

Kinds

Producing different kinds of shar