source: MondoRescue/branches/3.3/mindi-busybox/examples/undeb@ 3712

#!/bin/sh
#
# This should work with the GNU version of tar and gzip!
# This should work with the bash or ash shell!
# Requires the programs (ar, tar, gzip, and the pager more or less).
#
usage() {
    cat <<EOF
Usage: undeb -c package.deb            <Print control file info>
       undeb -l package.deb            <List contents of deb package>
       undeb -x package.deb /foo/boo   <Extract deb package to this directory,
                                        put . for current directory>
EOF
    exit
}

deb=$2

exist() {
    if [ -z "${deb}" ]; then
        usage
    elif [ ! -s "${deb}" ]; then
        echo "Can't find ${deb}!"
        exit 1
    fi
}

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    usage
elif [ "$1" = "-l" ]; then
    exist
    type more >/dev/null 2>&1 && pager=more
    type less >/dev/null 2>&1 && pager=less
    [ -z "${pager}" ] && echo "No pager found!" && exit 1
    (
        ar -p "${deb}" control.tar.gz | tar -xzO *control
        printf "\nPress enter to scroll, q to Quit!\n\n"
        ar -p "${deb}" data.tar.gz | tar -tzv
    ) | ${pager}
    exit
elif [ "$1" = "-c" ]; then
    exist
    ar -p "${deb}" control.tar.gz | tar -xzO *control
    exit
elif [ "$1" = "-x" ]; then
    exist
    if [ -z "$3" ]; then
        usage
    elif [ ! -d "$3" ]; then
        echo "No such directory $3!"
        exit 1
    fi
    ar -p "${deb}" data.tar.gz | tar -xzvpf - -C "$3" || exit
    echo
    echo "Extracted ${deb} to $3!"
    exit
else
    usage
fi