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NAME

6       unshield - extract CAB files from an InstallShield installer archive
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SYNOPSIS

9       unshield  [-c  COMPONENT] [-d DIRECTORY] [-D LEVEL] [-g GROUP] [-h] [-i
10       VERSION] [-j] [-L] [-n] [-o] [-O] [-r] [-v] [-V] c|g|l|t|x CABFILE
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DESCRIPTION

13       Unshield extracts CAB files  from  InstallShield  installers,  used  to
14       install software on Microsoft Windows based machines.
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OPTIONS

17       -c COMPONENT
18              Only list/extract this component
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20       -d DIRECTORY
21              Extract files to DIRECTORY
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23       -D LEVEL
24              Set debug log level 0 - No logging (default) 1 - Errors only 2 -
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27       -g GROUP
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30       -h     Show help message
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32       -i VERSION
33              Force InstallShield version number (don't autodetect)
34              Use this option if you have a very old archive  (generated  with
35              InstallShield <= 4) and / or the automatic detection fails
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37       -j     Junk paths (do not make directories)
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39       -L     Make file and directory names lowercase
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47       -r     Save raw data (do not decompress)
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49       -R     Don't  do  any  conversion  to  file  and  directory  names when
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56   Commands:
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68       CABFILE
69              The InstallShield installer file to act upon
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AUTHOR

72       This manual page was adapted by Mark Ellis <mark@mpellis.org.uk>,  from
73       the skeleton generated by help2man
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77The SynCE project                  July 2004                       UNSHIELD(1)