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)