NAME

       dlb - NetHack data librarian

SYNOPSIS

       dlb { xct } [ vfIC ] arguments...  [ files...  ]

DESCRIPTION

       Dlb is a file archiving tool in the spirit (and tradition) of tar for NetHack version 3.1 and higher.  It
       is  used  to  maintain the archive files from which NetHack reads special level files and other read-only
       information.  Note that like tar the command and option specifiers are specified as a  continuous  string
       and are followed by any arguments required in the same order as the option specifiers.

       This facility is optional and may be excluded during NetHack configuration.

COMMANDS

       The x command causes dlb to extract the contents of the archive into the current directory.

       The c command causes dlb to create a new archive from files in the current directory.

       The t command lists the files in the archive.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

       v           verbose output

       f  archive   specify  the  archive.  Default if f not specified is LIBFILE (usually the nhdat file in the
       playground).

       I lfile     specify the file containing the list of files to put in to or extract from the archive if  no
       files  are  listed  on  the  command  line.   Default  for  archive  creation  if  no files are listed is
       LIBLISTFILE.

       C dir       change directory.  Changes directory before trying to read any files (including  the  archive
       and the lfile).

EXAMPLES

       Create the default archive from the default file list:
                   dlb c

       List the contents of the archive 'foo':
                   dlb tf foo

AUTHOR

       Kenneth Lorber

SEE ALSO

       nethack(6), tar(1)

BUGS

       Not  a  good  tar  emulation;  -  does  not mean stdin or stdout.  Should include an optional compression
       facility.  Not all read-only files for NetHack can be read out of an archive; examining the source is the
       only way to know which files can be.

4th Berkeley Distribution                          28 Oct 1993                                            DLB(6)