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authorTrevor Johnson <trevor@FreeBSD.org>2004-03-19 23:38:19 +0000
committerTrevor Johnson <trevor@FreeBSD.org>2004-03-19 23:38:19 +0000
commit3c4d2c4ddb8e32e36ea385d96a40af4c9c72a202 (patch)
tree41c040bb2f52bb9bb5fd0c390a0587ef59af0f95 /archivers/sharutils
parent - update cs, da, en, fo, it, pl, sk, sv, and uk dictionnaries; (diff)
Update the list of what this port installs (and does not install).
Add synopses from the info pages. Explain in more detail what shar archives are. Add a note about security. Add keywords.
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=104681
Diffstat (limited to 'archivers/sharutils')
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diff --git a/archivers/sharutils/pkg-descr b/archivers/sharutils/pkg-descr
index f1eb3d9904d4..1c3e4a4361b3 100644
--- a/archivers/sharutils/pkg-descr
+++ b/archivers/sharutils/pkg-descr
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
-This is the set of GNU shar utilities.
+This is the set of GNU shar utilities. This port installs them
+with the letter "g" prepended to their names, to avoid conflict
+with the FreeBSD base system. The uudecode and uuencode commands
+are omitted (BSD versions are present in the base system). The
+shar utilities deal with shar files, so-called shell archives, which
+are scripts suitable for transmission by e-mail or Usenet.
-`shar' makes so-called shell archives out of many files, preparing
-them for transmission by electronic mail services. `unshar' helps
-unpacking shell archives after reception. The core of both programs
-is initially derived from public domain. Some modules and other
-code sections are freely borrowed from other GNU distributions,
-bringing `shar' under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
+When a shar file is executed, the files it contains are unpacked
+without the need for any software other than the shell itself and
+sed. Because they are scripts, shell archives from strangers should
+be read before executing them, to check for harmful commands.
-WWW: http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/sharutils.html
+synopses from the info pages:
+
+ * gmail-files: Send files to remote site.
+ * gmailshar: Make and send a shell archive.
+ * gremsync: Synchronize remote directory trees using e-mail.
+ * gshar: Make a shell archive.
+ * gunshar: Explode a shell archive.
+
+WWW: http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/sharutils.html
+keywords: mail-files mailshar remsync shar unshar