#!/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 < undeb -l package.deb undeb -x package.deb /foo/boo 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