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Makeself

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makeself.sh is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tar.gz archive from a directory. The resulting file appears as a shell script (many of those have a .run suffix), and can be launched as is.

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  • BSD
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  2.  Command line interface
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  4.  File Archiving

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  • Developed by

    Stephane Peter
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    36 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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File ManagementOS & Utilities

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  •  2,357 Stars
  •  379 Forks
  •  49 Open Issues
  •   Updated Aug 22, 2024 
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What is Makeself?

makeself.sh is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tar.gz archive from a directory. The resulting file appears as a shell script (many of those have a .run suffix), and can be launched as is. The archive will then uncompress itself to a temporary directory and an optional arbitrary command will be executed (for example an installation script). This is pretty similar to archives generated with WinZip Self-Extractor in the Windows world. Makeself archives also include checksums for integrity self-validation (CRC and/or MD5 checksums).

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