<div>That looks neat, but I don't have time to read it now, so I'm wondering why not use the existing "shar" utility.<div><br></div><div><div>NAME</div><div> shar - create shell archives</div><div><br>
</div><div>SYNOPSIS</div><div> shar [ options ] file ...</div><div> shar -S [ options ]</div><div><br></div><div>DESCRIPTION</div><div> Shar creates "shell archives" (or shar files) which are in text</div>
<div> format and can be mailed. These files may be unpacked later by</div><div> executing them with /bin/sh. The resulting archive is sent to</div><div> standard out unless the -o option is given. A wide range of fea-</div>
<div> tures provide extensive flexibility in manufacturing shars and in</div><div> specifying shar "smartness". Archives may be "vanilla" or compre-</div><div> hensive.</div></div><div>
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Jim Kinney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
This is what you are looking for:<br><br><a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005818" target="_blank">http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005818</a><br><br>Very slick and very, very useful.<br><br>Self-extracting bash script. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Geoffrey Myers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com" target="_blank">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
So, I'm trying to simplify an install process for a small group of<br>
developers. I want them to be able to simply run a script that contains<br>
the payload of software to be installed.<br>
<br>
I recall being able to do this with something called a shell archive?<br>
<br>
It must be able to do more then just populate a directory tree though.<br>
<br>
Any suggestions???<br>
<br>
--<br>
Until later, Geoffrey<br>
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the government from wasting the labors of the people under<br>
the pretense of taking care of them."<br>
- Thomas Jefferson<br>
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