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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ alf \- create Atari 8-bit ALF archives . .SH SYNOPSIS .sp -alf [\fB\-\-help\fP] [\fB\-a\fP | \fB\-o\fP ] \fIalf\-file\fP \fIfile\fP [\fIfile\fP ...] +alf [\fB\-\-help\fP] | [\fB\-a\fP | \fB\-o\fP ] \fIalf\-file\fP \fIfile\fP [\fIfile\fP ...] .SH DESCRIPTION .sp \fBalf\fP creates \fIALF\fP archives. @@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ rewrite of \fBLZ.COM\fP for modern operating systems, with added features. By default, the \fIalf\-file\fP is created, and the \fIfile\fPs are compressed and added to it. If \fIalf\-file\fP already existed, it is backed up by adding a \fB~\fP to the filename. +.sp +The \fBALF\fP file format only supports uppercase "8.3" filenames +(Atari DOS or MS\-DOS style), and does not support subdirectories. The +filenames you give will be stored in the \fBALF\fP file uppercased +and truncated to fit the 8.3 scheme. This could result in duplicate +filenames in the archive, if you\(aqre not careful. .SH OPTIONS .INDENT 0.0 .TP @@ -94,6 +100,12 @@ files are small (usually under 64KB). Compressing a 1.3MB text file takes 5 seconds on the author\(aqs (rather modest) Intel i7 workstation. A 50KB file takes 0.2 seconds, which is more typical of the files you\(aqd actually use this with. +.sp +The date/time stamps stored in the archive are the \fBmtime\fPs of +the files (which is the same time \fBls\fP(1) shows, by default), and +your local timezone is assumed. Only a 2\-digit year is displayed by +\fBunalf\fP, but the year stored in the \fIALF\fP file doesn\(aqt have a Y2K +problem. It does, however, have a Y2108 problem... .SH COPYRIGHT .sp The original AlfCrunch (\fBDZ.COM\fP and \fBLZ.COM\fP) for the Atari 8\-bit |