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diff --git a/system/makeself/README b/system/makeself/README index 12125de71f..bfc5aa601c 100644 --- a/system/makeself/README +++ b/system/makeself/README @@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ makeself - Make self-extractable archives on Unix makeself.sh is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tar.gz archive from a directory. The resulting file appears as a shell -script (many of those have a .run suffix), and can be launched as is. The -archive will then uncompress itself to a temporary directory and an optional -arbitrary command will be executed (for example an installation script). -This is pretty similar to archives generated with WinZip Self-Extractor in -the Windows world. Makeself archives also include checksums for integrity -self-validation (CRC and/or MD5 checksums). +script (many of those have a .run suffix), and can be launched as +is. The archive will then uncompress itself to a temporary directory +and an optional arbitrary command will be executed (for example an +installation script). This is pretty similar to archives generated +with WinZip Self-Extractor in the Windows world. Makeself archives +also include checksums for integrity self-validation (CRC and/or MD5 +checksums). |