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From: mwjester@wsuiar.uucp (loki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: ZOO.ARC - Help
Message-ID: <373.2711ccaf@wsuiar.uucp>
Date: 9 Oct 90 18:12:15 GMT
References: <805.27103909@sleepy.bmd.trw.com>
Organization: Wichita State Univ., Wichita KS
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In article <805.27103909@sleepy.bmd.trw.com>, jharres@sleepy.bmd.trw.com writes:
> HELP!  I got zoo.ttp from the umich archive (thanks) but have been unable
> to get it to unarc a program.  I used binary mode to ftp it without any 
> problem.  I then unarc'd it (with arc.ttp that i ftp'd during the same 
> session) and got the six or so files.  The command I input was
>   "zoo x passm.z".  Zoo's response was a couple lines showing the correct
> commands.  I couldn't get "zoo h" to show me anything different.  With it
> showing me potential command inputs I assume the program is capable of running,
> but isn't getting the right input from me.  The instructions (yes I read them
> :^)  ) didn't give me a clue as to what is wrong. 
> thanks in advance
> 
> Jim Harres    jharres@doc.bmd.trw.com

Zoo is case-sensitive.  Because the desktop puts everything into uppercase
before passing it on, zoo is barfing on what it considers bad input.  The
temporary workaround is to use the "novice" commands, which can be accessed
by using a minus sign before the command, e.g.

-list whatsit.zoo

will list all the files included in whatsit.zoo. Extractions can be done
with the -extract command.

The better approach is to get hold of a shell (like gulam) which doesn't
mangle the case of the arguments it passes. If it can do wild card
expansion, so much the better.

Now for a question of my own: Is there a command to zoo that will cause
it to archive the contents of a subdirectory, including any subdirectories
of that subdirectory, and their contents, in a recursive fashion? I've
already RTFM, but either I was extremely dense that day or it's not there.


Max J.