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unshield (extractor for Microsoft InstallShield cabinet files)
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+Unshield extracts CAB files from InstallShield installers, used to
+install software on Microsoft Windows based machines. The goals of
+this implementation are:
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+- Use a well known open source license (MIT)
+- Work on both little-endian and big-endian systems
+- Separate the implementation into a tool and a library
+- Support InstallShield versions 5 and later
+- Be able to list contents of InstallShield Cabinet Files
+- Be able to extract files from InstallShield Cabinet Files