#!/bin/sh
#
+# This should work with the GNU version of tar and gzip!
+# This should work with the bash or ash shell!
+# Requires the programs (ar, tar, gzip, and the pager more or less).
+#
usage() {
echo "Usage: undeb -c package.deb <Print control file info>"
echo " undeb -l package.deb <List contents of deb package>"
echo " undeb -x package.deb /foo/boo <Extract deb package to this directory,"
-echo " put . for current directory>"
+echo " put . for current directory>"
exit
}
deb=$2
-
+
exist() {
if [ "$deb" = "" ]; then
usage
exist
type more >/dev/null 2>&1 && pager=more
type less >/dev/null 2>&1 && pager=less
-trap "" 13
-(ar -p $deb control.tar.gz | gunzip -c | tar -x -O control ; echo -e "\nPress enter to scroll, q to Quit!\n" ; ar -p $deb data.tar.gz | gunzip -c | tar -t -v 2>/dev/null) | $pager
+[ "$pager" = "" ] && echo "No pager found!" && exit
+(ar -p $deb control.tar.gz | tar -xzO *control ; echo -e "\nPress enter to scroll, q to Quit!\n" ; ar -p $deb data.tar.gz | tar -tzv) | $pager
exit
elif [ "$1" = "-c" ]; then
exist
-ar -p $deb control.tar.gz | gunzip -c | tar -x -O control
+ar -p $deb control.tar.gz | tar -xzO *control
exit
elif [ "$1" = "-x" ]; then
exist
echo "No such directory $3!"
exit
fi
-ar -p $deb data.tar.gz | gunzip | (cd $3 ; tar -x -v -f -) || exit
+ar -p $deb data.tar.gz | tar -xzvpf - -C $3 || exit
echo
echo "Extracted $deb to $3!"
exit