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+unshieldv3 (extract v3 InstallShield files)
+
+unshieldv3 is a command line tool to extract the *.Z InstallShield v3
+packages many old windows games were distributed as.
+
+The files unshieldv3 supports are identified by the file command as
+"InstallShield Z archive Data", and begin with a hex signature of
+13 5d 65 8c 3a 01 02.
+
+See also:
+- unshield, for other types of InstallShield files.
+- isextract, for another v3 extractor.
+- cabextract, for cabinet (.cab) files.