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+.. RST source for unshieldv3(1) man page. Convert with:
+.. rst2man.py unshieldv3.rst > unshieldv3.1
+.. rst2man.py comes from the SBo development/docutils package.
+
+.. |version| replace:: 0.2.1
+.. |date| date::
+
+==========
+unshieldv3
+==========
+
+---------------------------------
+Extract InstallShield v3 archives
+---------------------------------
+
+:Manual section: 1
+:Manual group: SlackBuilds.org
+:Date: |date|
+:Version: |version|
+
+SYNOPSIS
+========
+
+unshieldv3 **info** *file.z*
+
+unshieldv3 **list** [**-v**] *file.z*
+
+unshieldv3 **extract** *file.z* *output-dir*
+
+DESCRIPTION
+===========
+
+**unshieldv3** is a command line tool to extract the .Z InstallShield v3
+packages many old windows games were distributed as.
+
+The files **unshieldv3** supports normally have a **.Z** extension, and can be
+identified by the **file**\(1) command:
+
+::
+
+ $ file data.Z
+ data.z: InstallShield Z archive Data
+
+...or by the hex signature at the start of the file:
+
+::
+
+ $ head -c6 data.Z | xxd
+ 00000000: 135d 658c 3a01 .]e.:.
+
+If **file** says "compress'd data" or similar, your .Z 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).
+
+When extracting, **unshieldv3** preserves the directory structure
+inside the archive. This is unlike **isextract**\(1), which writes all
+the files in the same directory.
+
+OPTIONS
+=======
+
+Options may not be abbreviated.
+
+**info**
+ Show archive metadata: number of files, compressed size, and
+ uncompressed size.
+
+**list**
+ List contents of archive. With **-v**, shows the size and timestamp
+ of each file.
+
+**extract**
+ Extract archive. *output-dir* is required, but will not be created if
+ it doesn't exist. Use **.** to extract to the current directory.
+
+COPYRIGHT
+=========
+
+See the file /usr/doc/unshieldv3-|version|/LICENSE for license information.
+
+AUTHORS
+=======
+
+unshieldv3 was written by Wolfgang Frisch.
+
+This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project
+by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.
+
+SEE ALSO
+========
+
+**isextract**\(1), **unshield**\(1), **cabextract**\(1)