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| author | Stephane Peter <megastep@megastep.org> | 2021-06-22 15:52:59 -0700 |
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| committer | Stephane Peter <megastep@megastep.org> | 2021-06-22 15:52:59 -0700 |
| commit | 0250ef1602836f7fa13036bfdc2c0dc63173fce3 (patch) | |
| tree | 90f5d3973c7c391ea080f0bed9c79bf687a25277 | |
| parent | 8e93fb3092d2fa49360aa2a39952804730b2db70 (diff) | |
| download | makeself-0250ef1602836f7fa13036bfdc2c0dc63173fce3.tar.gz | |
Updated README
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@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ makeself.sh [args] archive_dir file_name label startup_script [script_args] * **`--nomd5`** and **`--nocrc`** : Disable the creation of a MD5 / CRC checksum for the archive. This speeds up the extraction process if integrity checking is not necessary. * **`--sha256`** : Adds a SHA256 checksum for the archive. This is in addition to the MD5 / CRC checksums unless `--nomd5` is also used. * **`--lsm` _file_** : Provide and LSM file to makeself, that will be embedded in the generated archive. LSM files are describing a software package in a way that is easily parseable. The LSM entry can then be later retrieved using the `--lsm` argument to the archive. An example of a LSM file is provided with Makeself. + * **`--tar-format opt`** : Specify the tar archive format (default is ustar); you may use any value accepted by your tar command (such as posix, v7, etc). * **`--tar-extra opt`** : Append more options to the tar command line. For instance, in order to exclude the `.git` directory from the packaged archive directory using the GNU `tar`, one can use `makeself.sh --tar-extra "--exclude=.git" ...` @@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ The latest development version can be grabbed from [GitHub][10]. Feel free to su * **v2.4.0:** Added optional support for SHA256 archive integrity checksums. * **v2.4.2:** New --cleanup and --cleanup-args arguments for cleanup scripts. Added threading support for supported compressors. Now supports zstd compression. * **v2.4.3:** Make explicit POSIX tar archives for increased compatibility. - * **v2.4.4:** Fixed various compatibility issues (no longer use POSIX tar archives), Github Actions to check on Solaris and FreeBSD + * **v2.4.4:** Fixed various compatibility issues (no longer use POSIX tar archives), Github Actions to check on Solaris and FreeBSD. + * **v2.4.5:** Added `--tar-format` option to set the tar archive format (default is ustar) ## Links |