SUPPORT commands


PROGRAM NAME

kunpack - unpack a pack file created by kpack

DESCRIPTION

kunpack is a Perl script which is used to install a Khoros pack file kcrsum is typically used in conjunction with kcksum, kpack, and kunpack, to create Khoros pack files. Khoros pack files are a mechanism for distributing changes to software objects. More information about these tools can be found in Chapter 5 of the SUPPORT toolbox manual, which includes a tutorial on the use of kpack and friends.

kunpack will determine the contents of the pack file and prompt the user for which toolboxes or software objects to unpack and which files to delete if applicable.

If you have obtained a pack file fruit-2jun96.pack, you would extract it (or "apply the pack file") using the following command

% kunpack -file fruit-2jun96.pack

If you unpack the pack file with this command, you will be prompted every time kunpack is about to over-write a file. The prompting can get quite tiresome if installing a large pack file. You can use the -force switch to suppress this prompting:

% kunpack -file fruit-2jun96.pack -force

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS

none

OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS

none

EXAMPLES

SEE ALSO

klint, kcrsum, kcksum, kpack, Chapter 5 of the Support toolbox manual.

RESTRICTIONS

REFERENCES

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1993 - 1997, Khoral Research, Inc. ("KRI") All rights reserved.