NAME

       macstream - Convert a series of files to a MacBinary stream

SYNOPSIS

       macstream [ - options ] files

DESCRIPTION

       macstream  takes  the files specified in files and combines them to a MacBinary stream on standard output
       subject to the options specified.  If files also specifies directories they are followed recursively, and
       all files found will be put in the MacBinary stream, together with directory information.

OPTIONS

       In the absence of any options, macstream takes the specified  files  and  silently  combines  them  to  a
       MacBinary  stream,  writing  the  result  to  standard  output.   Directories named in files are followed
       recursively, all files found will be put in the MacBinary stream, together  with  directory  information.
       Files  are  assumed  to  be  in  MacBinary  format.  However, if the filename ends with .info the file is
       assumed to be the info fork of a MacIntosh file split amongst more than one file.  In that case the files
       with .data and .rsrc extension are also read (if present).  Also, if the info fork is  mentioned  in  the
       parameter  list,  the  names  of data and resource forks can also be mentioned, but those will be ignored
       (this is to allow wild-card expansion by the shell.)  Further, if some form of AppleShare is supported by
       the installed program, and if the current directory, or one of the  directories  found  during  recursive
       processing,  is  a  directory  in  the format of the supported version of AppleShare, those files will be
       handled according to the properties of AppleShare.

       -r     No intelligent file-processing is performed; all files named are  assumed  to  be  plain  resource
              files,  and  are  written  as MacIntosh resource files with creator "RSED" and type "RSRC", unless
              another creator and/or type are specified.

       -d     No intelligent file-processing is performed; all files named are assumed to be plain  data  files,
              and  are  written  as  MacIntosh  data  files  with creator "MACA" and type "TEXT", unless another
              creator and/or type are specified.

       -u     As -d, but the codes for CR and LF are interchanged.

       -U     Is a synonym for -u.

       -c creator
              Defines the creator name to be used if one of the previous options is specified.

       -t type
              Defines the type name to be used if one of the previous options is specified.

       -l     List every file and directory processed.

       -i     Do not output files, give information only (implies -l.)

       -q     Ask the user for every file/directory whether it should be visited (implies -l.)

       -V     Gives the patchlevel of the program, and other information.  Other options  are  ignored  and  the
              program quits immediately.

       -H     Give  short  information  about  the  options.   Other  options  are ignored and the program quits
              immediately.

BUGS

       As this is a beta release, there may still be some problems.

SEE ALSO

       macutil(1)

AUTHOR

       Dik T. Winter, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (dik@cwi.nl)

3rd Berkeley Distribution                       October 22, 1992                                    MACSTREAM(1)