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diff --git a/system/isextract/isextract.rst b/system/isextract/isextract.rst index aaa4622681..83aa429a2f 100644 --- a/system/isextract/isextract.rst +++ b/system/isextract/isextract.rst @@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ .. |version| replace:: 20141107_5adb0af .. |date| date:: -.. converting from pod: -.. s/B<\([^>]*\)>/**\1**/g -.. s/I<\([^>]*\)>/*\1*/g - ========= isextract ========= @@ -25,16 +21,18 @@ Extract InstallShield v3 archives SYNOPSIS ======== -isextract [*l|x*] file.z +isextract [*l*] *file.z* + +isextract [*x*] *file.z* [*output-dir*] DESCRIPTION =========== -isextract is a command line tool to extract the .z InstallShield v3 +**isextract** is a command line tool to extract the .Z InstallShield v3 packages many old windows games were distributed as. -The files isextract supports normally have a **.z** extension, and can be -idenfified by the file command: +The files **isextract** supports normally have a **.Z** extension, and can be +idenfified by the **file**\(1) command: :: @@ -51,14 +49,26 @@ idenfified by the file command: OPTIONS ======= -**l** List contents of archive. +**l** + List contents of archive. + +**x** + Extract archive. If an *output-dir* is given, extracted files will be written + there (the *output-dir* must already exist). Without *output-dir*, the current + directory is used. + +If **file** says "compress'd data" or similar, your file isn't an +InstallShield archive; it's compressed with the old UNIX compress +command, and can be extracted with **uncompress**\(1) or **gzip**\(1). -**x** Extract archive to current directory. +When extracting, **isextract** *DOES NOT* preserve the directory structure +inside the archive. All files are written to the same directory. If you +need the directories, use **unshieldv3** instead. COPYRIGHT ========= -See the file /usr/doc/PRGNAM-|version|/LICENSE for license information. +See the file /usr/doc/isextract-|version|/LICENSE for license information. AUTHORS ======= @@ -71,4 +81,4 @@ by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL. SEE ALSO ======== -unshield(1), cabextract(1) +**unshieldv3**\(1), **unshield**\(1), **cabextract**\(1) |