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atool: atool (Commandline Tool for Managing File Archives of various Types)
atool:
atool: atool is a script for managing file archives of various types (tar,
atool: tar+gzip, zip, etc).The main command is probably 'aunpack' which 
atool: extracts files from an archive. It overcomes the dreaded "multiple
atool: files in archive root" problem by first extracting to a unique
atool: subdirectory, and then moving back the files if possible.
atool: aunpack also prevents local files from being overwritten by mistake.
atool: Other commands provided are apack (for creating archives),
atool: als (for listing files in archives), and acat (for extracting files
atool: to stdout).
