9 dlb - NetHack data librarian
12 dlb { xct } [ vfIC ] arguments... [ files... ]
15 Dlb is a file archiving tool in the spirit (and tradition)
16 of tar for NetHack version 3.1 and higher. It is used to
17 maintain the archive files from which NetHack reads special
18 level files and other read-only information. Note that like
19 tar the command and option specifiers are specified as a
20 continuous string and are followed by any arguments required
21 in the same order as the option specifiers.
23 This facility is optional and may be excluded during NetHack
27 The x command causes dlb to extract the contents of the
28 archive into the current directory.
30 The c command causes dlb to create a new archive from files
31 in the current directory.
33 The t command lists the files in the archive.
38 f archive specify the archive. Default if f not specified
39 is LIBFILE (usually the nhdat file in the playground).
41 I lfile specify the file containing the list of files to
42 put in to or extract from the archive if no files are listed
43 on the command line. Default for archive creation if no
44 files are listed is LIBLISTFILE.
46 C dir change directory. Changes directory before try-
47 ing to read any files (including the archive and the lfile).
50 Create the default archive from the default file list:
53 List the contents of the archive 'foo':
78 Not a good tar emulation; - does not mean stdin or stdout.
79 Should include an optional compression facility. Not all
80 read-only files for NetHack can be read out of an archive;
81 examining the source is the only way to know which files can
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