[comp.unix.questions] unARCing arc files from a PC on a UNIX system

glidden@morgoth.UUCP (Ken A. Glidden) (12/10/87)

I have 100's of source files on IBM PC floppies.  I want to "arc" them all
together on the PC using ARC ver 5.12, then send them to my VAX
running Ultrix.  So far no problem, but...

Is there an "unarc" program available for UNIX which I could run on my VAX
to unpack the mega file from the PC?  I have nothing of the sort.

If there is none, does anyone have a better way??

adTHANKSvance
Ken


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davidsen@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP (William E. Davidsen Jr) (12/12/87)

In article <459@morgoth.UUCP> glidden@morgoth.UUCP (Ken A. Glidden) writes:
... has lotsa files in PCDOS ...
| Is there an "unarc" program available for UNIX which I could run on my VAX
| to unpack the mega file from the PC?  I have nothing of the sort.

I keep getting source for this, but it never *quite* works.

| If there is none, does anyone have a better way??

As a matter of fact... I suggest zoo, which runs on DOS, VMS, BSD and
USG. It's public domain and was posted to the net a few months ago. It's
about 8-10x faster than arc, and does directory structures.
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