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6 shtool arx - GNU shtool ar(1) extensional command
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9 shtool arx [-t|--trace] [-C|--command cmd] op archive file [file ...]
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12 shtool arx is a wrapper around the archiving tool ar(1). It provides
13 the ability to create archives out of existing archives, i.e., if one
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17 The trick of this command is the automatic handling of archive members
18 which is especially interesting if one wants to construct a (usually
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21 libtool based projects, a similar functionality is provided by GNU
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47 The GNU shtool arx command was originally written by Ralf S.
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53 shtool(1), ar(1).
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