1 .\" $Id: arch.1,v 1.7 1994/06/24 10:14:14 ceriel Exp $
2 .TH ARCH 1 "$Revision: 1.7 $"
5 arch \- archive and library maintainer
11 maintains groups of files
12 combined into a single archive file.
13 The Amsterdam compiler kit provides its own archiver with a
14 fixed, machine-independent format, much like the UNIX-V7
18 is one character from the set
20 optionally concatenated with
27 are constituent files in the archive file.
33 Delete the named files from the archive file.
36 Append the named files to the archive file.
39 Replace the named files in the archive file.
40 New files are placed at the end.
43 Print a table of contents of the archive file.
44 If no names are given, all files in the archive are listed.
45 If names are given, only those files are listed.
48 Print the named files in the archive.
51 Extract the named files.
52 If no names are given, all files in the archive are
56 alter the archive file.
60 Under the verbose option,
63 description of the making of a
64 new archive file from the old archive and the constituent files.
67 it gives a long listing of all information about the files.
70 it precedes each file with a name.
76 places its temporary files in the directory /tmp.
77 This option causes them to be placed in the local directory.
85 The create option supresses the normal message that is produced when
93 If the same file is mentioned twice in an argument list,
94 it may be put in the archive twice.