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| author | B. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk> | 2025-11-16 06:37:09 -0500 |
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| committer | B. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk> | 2025-11-16 06:37:09 -0500 |
| commit | 1bdf2f116885f5597fda0c8741322fbd888ef55f (patch) | |
| tree | 031c86aeddbe4b02a8c8ef0833139dc95601941a /src/unalf.rst | |
| parent | 272c07d0a63c40597372467a13556e3b197e0b03 (diff) | |
| download | unalf-1bdf2f116885f5597fda0c8741322fbd888ef55f.tar.gz | |
Update man page.
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diff --git a/src/unalf.rst b/src/unalf.rst index ec5e1e6..1e31500 100644 --- a/src/unalf.rst +++ b/src/unalf.rst @@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ OPTIONS -l List filenames in archive, one per line, but do not extract. Use - **-v** for more information (file size, etc). + **-v** for more information (file size, etc). Obeys *wildcards* and + the **-x**, **-L**, **-k** options. .. list files in archive (filenames only). @@ -116,9 +117,9 @@ OPTIONS .. extract to stdout (enables -q). -q - Quiet extraction: do not print "Uncrunching *file*" messages. Errors - and warnings will still be printed. This is the default when **-p** - is used. + Quiet extraction or testing: do not print "Uncrunching *file*" + or "Testing *file*" messages. Errors and warnings will still be + printed. This is the default when **-p** is used. .. quiet: don't print filenames during extraction. @@ -136,6 +137,10 @@ OPTIONS date and time are displayed, but in most .alf files these are the default values of "8 Jan 82 12:24a". + Unlike **-l**, the **-v** listing shows the filenames exactly as + stored in the archive (ignores **-L**, enables **-k**), and always + shows all the files (ignores *wildcards* and **-x**). + .. verbose listing of archive contents. -V, --version @@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ EXIT STATUS Success. 1 - Fatal error (I/O or bad command-line arguments). + Fatal error (I/O or bad command-line arguments, stack under/overrun). 2 Processing completed OK, but at least one file in the archive @@ -216,10 +221,11 @@ Besides the standard error messages such as "no such file or directory": Generally means the archive is corrupt. Valid ALF files should never cause these errors. - If you have an ALF file that does this, try it - with the Atari **UNALF14.COM** and see if it has the same problem. - If it does, you've found a bug in **unalf**, please send me the - .alf file via email (see **AUTHOR**, below). + If you have an ALF file that does this, try it with the Atari + **UNALF14.COM** and see if it has the same problem. If it doesn't, + you've found a bug in **unalf**, please send me the .alf file via + email (see **AUTHOR**, below). Actually, I'd be interested to see + the .alf file even if it doesn't work on the Atari either. **bad Atari filename** *<filename>* *<reason>* The filename stored in the ALF header doesn't follow the rules for |