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.TH BUNDLE 1 .SH NAME bundle \- collect files for distribution .SH SYNOPSIS .B bundle .I file ... .SH DESCRIPTION .I Bundle writes on its standard output a shell script for .IR rc (1) or a Bourne shell which, when executed, will recreate the original .IR files . Its main use is for distributing small numbers of text files by .IR mail (1). .PP Although less refined than standard archives from .IR ar (1) or .IR tar (1), a .IR bundle file is self-documenting and complete; little preparation is required on the receiving machine. .SH EXAMPLES .TP .L bundle mkfile *.[ch] | mail kremvax!boris Send a makefile to Boris together with related .L .c and .L .h files. Upon receiving the mail, Boris may save the file sans postmark, say in .BR gift/horse , then do .TP .L cd gift; rc horse; mk .SH SOURCE .B /rc/bin/bundle .SH SEE ALSO .IR ar (1), .IR tar (1), .IR mail (1) .SH BUGS .I Bundle will not create directories and is unsatisfactory for non-text files. .PP Beware of gift horses.