source: trunk/archiver.tmp@ 1638

21
;
;The first line is the number of lines/definition in this archiver.bb2 file...
;It is very important; do not change.  It allows modifications to the
;file format to be transparent to older programs.

;ARCHIVER.BB2, archiver control file for FM/2, AV, XBBS-OS/2 & XGROUP
;KEEP A COPY OF THIS ORIGINAL FILE FOR INFORMATION LATER!

; $Id: archiver.tmp 1638 2011-10-09 21:29:55Z gyoung $

;Format for this archiver.bb2 file (each entry has 21 lines):
;
; 1st line:  archiver id (i.e. ARC, LHARC, PKZIP, etc.) for human consumption
; 2nd line:  normal extension for archives without period  (i.e ZIP, ARC, LZH)
; 3rd line:  offset into file to signature (leave blank if no signature)
; 4th line:  list command
; 5th line:  extract command
; 6th line:  extract with directories command
; 7th line:  test archive command
; 8th line:  add/create command
; 9th line:  add/create with paths command
;10th line:  add/create & recurse command
;11th line:  move command
;12th line:  move with paths command
;13th line:  delete command
;14th line:  signature (case sensitive, leading spaces count!)
;15th line:  startlist string
;16th line:  endlist string
;17th line:  old size position (0-based, -1 = not available)
;18th line:  new size position  (0-based, -1 = not available)
;19th line:  file date position (0-based, -1 = not available) [,type of date (0 for none)]
;20th line:  number of elements in dates (for "03 June 92" would be 3)
;21st line:  file name position (absolutely required, of course; -1 = last pos)[,name is last (1 = TRUE, n/a w/ -1 pos)[name is next line (1 = TRUE)[,name is first line, then rest of data (1 = TRUE)]]]
; see ZOO entry for example of -1 in file name position
; see LH entry for example of name is last
; see RAR 2.00 entry for example of name is first
; check listings generated by these programs for clarification

;ARCHIVER AUTHORS:  MAKE A STANDARD!

;A semicolon marks a comment.  They may appear at any point *except*
;within the 21 lines of an archiver definition entry.  Comments are ignored.
;Archiver definition entries that contain numeric values may have trailing comments.
;Archiver definition lines that contain strings do not support trailing comments.

;Blank lines are ignored except within a 21 line archiver definition entry.
;A blank line with a definition entry will be treats as either an empty string
;or the number 0, depending on what content is expected for the definition line.

;Note that all archiver command strings should include the archiver's parameter(s)
;which prevent it from prompting for input!  Also note that archive types are checked
;in order of their listing in this file.  Finally, this file is set up for
;the archivers I had lying around. If yours are different versions, you may
;have to modify this file.  All archivers are OS/2 (or FAPI) versions.
;DOS archivers may work with FM/2, but it'll be up to you to set them up.

;Supported date types:
;--------------------
;                       No date in data         0
;02-31-98  23:55:32     mm-dd-yy hh:mm:ss       1
;31 Feb 98 23:55:32     dd-Mmm- yy hh:mm:ss     2
;31 Feb 98  11:55p      dd Mmm yy hh:mmA        3
;98-02-31 23:55:32      yy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss       4
;31-02-98  23:55        dd-mm-yy hh:mm          5
;Aug 21 23:55 2011      mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss     6 Fixes tar.gz date/time formatting when using tar 1..15+

; Dash (-) and slash (/) separators are both supported.
; Both 2 digit and 4 digit years are supported.
; 2 digit years slide about 1980.

;The positions specified in an archiver defintion are word numbers, where a
;word is something separated by whitespace.  Counting starts at zero (0).
;Minus one (-1) usually indicates the item does not exist.  The exception is
;the file name position (line 21), where -1 indicates that the filename is
;the last entry on the listing line.  This allow files names with spaces to
;be supported.

;How archiver selection works (for the curious):

;The archive selector scans the known archivers in the order in which they
;are defined.  The selector first tries a signature match, unless this is
;suppressed in the settings.  If there is no signature defined or if
;the signature match is suppressed, the selector checks to see if the file
;extension matches.  The matching entry defines the commands used for the
;various archiving operations and supplies parameters that enable the archiver
;outputs to be parsed.

;Warning:  I'm told there's a bug in some versions of 4OS2 that can cause
;a call to an archiver to fail if the archiver has an extension (i.e.
;UNZIP works, UNZIP.EXE doesn't).  If things fail for no apparent reason
;and you're using 4OS2 you might keep it in mind.
;
;The FM/2 code for accessing and using this information is in avl.c, avl.c and
;arccnrs.c and is freely available for use in in your own projects under
;the terms of then GNU GPL2 license.

;------------------- Current Archivers -------------------------
;
; Entry #1 - InfoZip Zip/UnZip 2.2/5.4, sent to me by V. Lee Conyers.
;
Zip/UnZip 2.2/5.4
ZIP
0
UNZIP.EXE -lv
UNZIP.EXE -jo
UNZIP.EXE -o
UNZIP.EXE -t
ZIP.EXE -j9g
ZIP.EXE -9g
ZIP.EXE -r9g
ZIP.EXE -mj9g
ZIP.EXE -m9g
ZIP.EXE -d
PK\x03\x04
--------  ------  ------- -----   ----   ----   ------    ----
--------          -------  ---                            -------
0
2
4,1
2
7,1,0,0
;
;
; Entry #2 - InfoZip Zip/UnZip 2.2/6.0
;
Zip/UnZip 2.2/6.0
ZIP
0
UNZIP.EXE -lv
UNZIP.EXE -jo
UNZIP.EXE -o
UNZIP.EXE -t
ZIP.EXE -j9g
ZIP.EXE -9g
ZIP.EXE -r9g
ZIP.EXE -mj9g
ZIP.EXE -m9g
ZIP.EXE -d
PK\x03\x04
--------  ------  ------- ---- ---------- ----- --------  ----
--------          -------  ---                            -------
0
2
4,1
2
7,1,0,0
;
;
; Entry #3 - PKZIP 2.50 named PKZip (true OS/2 executable).
;
PKZip 2.50
ZIP
0
PKZIP.EXE /locale=canada /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /overwrite /extract /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /overwrite /extract /directories /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /test
PKZIP.EXE /add /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /path /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /path /recurse /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /move /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /move /path /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /delete /nofix
PK\x03\x04\x14
------  ------   ----- -----    ----   ----   -------- ----  ----
------          ------ -----                                 ----
0
2
4,0
2
8,1,0,0
;
; Entry #4 - InfoZip unzipsfx self-extractors.
;
unzipsfx

217
UNZIP.EXE -vUo
UNZIP.EXE -jo
UNZIP.EXE -o
UNZIP.EXE -to





ZIP.EXE -d
unzipsfx
------  ------   ----  -----   ----    ----   ------     ----
------          ------  ---                              -------
0
2
4,1
2
7,1,0,0
;
;
; Entry #5 - PKWare PKZIP self-extractors type 1.
;
PK(Un)Zip SE #1

2934
PKZIP.EXE /locale=canada /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /overwrite /extract /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /overwrite /extract /directories /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /test
PKZIP.EXE /add /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /path /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /path /recurse /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /move /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /move /path /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /delete /nofix
PK\x03\x04
------  ------   ----- -----   ----    ----   ------  ----  ----
------          ------  ---                                 -------
0
2
4,0
2
8,0,0,0
;
; Entry #6 - is for PKWare PKZIP self-extractors type 2.
;
PK(Un)Zip SE #2

12784
PKZIP.EXE /locale=canada /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /overwrite /extract /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /overwrite /extract /directories /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /test
PKZIP.EXE /add /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /path /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /path /recurse /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /move /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /move /path /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /delete /nofix
PK\x03\x04
------  ------   ----- -----   ----    ----   ------  ----  ----
------          ------  ---                                 -------
0
2
4,0
2
8,0,0,0
;
;
; Entry #7 - PKWare PKZIP self-extractors type 3.
;
PK(Un)Zip SE #2

30948
PKZIP.EXE /locale=canada /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /overwrite /extract /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /overwrite /extract /directories /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /test
PKZIP.EXE /add /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /path /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /path /recurse /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /move /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /add /move /path /nofix
PKZIP.EXE /delete /nofix
PK\x03\x04
------  ------   ----- -----   ----    ----   ------  ----  ----
------          ------  ---                                 -------
0
2
4,0
2
8,0,0,0
;
;
; Entry #8 - TAR 1.15.1 from Gregg Young
;
TAR 1.15.1 (or higher)
TAR
257
Tar.exe -tvf
Tar.exe --wildcards -xpf
Tar.exe --wildcards -xpf


Tar.exe --no-recursion -rpf
Tar.exe -rpf

Tar.exe --remove-files -rpf
Tar.exe --delete -f
ustar
None
None
2
-1
3,0
2
5,1,0,0
;
; Entry #9 - TAR 1.1.0.
;
TAR 1.10
TAR
257
tar110.exe -tvf
Tar110.exe -xpf
Tar110.exe -xpf

Tar110.exe -rpyf
Tar110.exe -rpf
Tar110.exe --help


Tar110.exe --delete -f
ustar
None
None
2
-1
3,2
4
9,1,0,0
;
;
; Entry #10 (tar.gz)
;
TAR.GZ (Req. TAR 1.15+ & GZIP)
tar.gz
0
tar.exe -tzvf
tar.exe -xzpvf
tar.exe -xzpvf

tar.exe -rzpf
tar.exe -rpf



tar.exe -z --delete -f
\x1f\x8b
None
None
2
-1
3,6
4
7,1,0,0
;
; Entry #11 (tar.bz2)
;
TAR.BZ2 (Req. TAR 1.15+ & BZIP2)
tar.bz2
0
tar.exe -tjvf
tar.exe -xjpvf
tar.exe -xjpvf

tar.exe -crjpf
tar.exe -rjpf



tar.exe -j --delete -f
BZh
None
None
2
-1
3,0
2
5,1,0,0
;
; Entry #12 - GZIP (GZ).
;
GZIP (GZ) (req. GZIP & TAR 1.15+)
GZ
0
gzip.exe -lv
gzipe.cmd

gzip.exe -t
gzip.exe
gzip.exe
gzip.exe -r
gzip.exe
gzip.exe

\x1f\x8b
None
None
2
-1
3,4
2
5,1,0,0
;
; Entry #13 - GZIP (Z).
;
GZIP (Z)
Z
0
gzip.exe -lv
gzipe.cmd

gzip.exe -t
gzip.exe -9 -s .z
gzip.exe -9 -s .z
gzip.exe -r



\x1f\x8b
method  crc     date  time  compressed  uncompr. ratio uncompressed_name
None
6
5
2,0
3
8,0,0,0
;
; Entry #14 - Unarj 2.30 demo version.
; Don't use Unarj 2.41; it's broken.
;
(Un)Arj 2.30 demo

0
UNARJ.EXE l
UNARJ.EXE e
UNARJ.EXE x
UNARJ.EXE t






`\xea
------------ ---------- ---------- ----- ----------------- -------- -----------
------------ ---------- ---------- ----- -----------------
1
2
4,0
1
0,0,0,0
;
; Entry #15 - Arj 2.00 (DOS).
; Note that other programs that use this control file may not be able to
; handle calling a DOS archiver correctly!  FM/2 is the only one that I
; know of which can at this time.  This means you may need to keep FM/2's
; ARCHIVER.BB2 separate from those for other programs.
;
Arj 2.00 DOS
ARJ
0
ARJ.EXE l
ARJ.EXE e -y
ARJ.EXE x -y
ARJ.EXE t
ARJ.EXE a -y -e
ARJ.EXE a -y
ARJ.EXE a -y -r
ARJ.EXE m -y -e
ARJ.EXE m -y
ARJ.EXE d -y
`\xea
------------ ---------- ---------- ----- ----------------- -------- ---- ------
------------ ---------- ---------- -----
1
2
4,0
1
0,0,0,0
;
; Entry #16 (RAR v.3.5)
;
RAR v.3.5
RAR
0
RAR32.EXE v -c-
RAR32.EXE e -y -c- -o+
RAR32.EXE x -y -c- -o+
RAR32.EXE t -c-
RAR32.EXE a -ep1 -y
RAR32.EXE a -y
RAR32.EXE a -r -y
RAR32.EXE mf -ep1 -y
RAR32.EXE m -y
RAR32.EXE d -y
Rar!\x1a\x07
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
1
3,5
2
0,0,0,1
;
; Entry #17 - RAR/2 v2, provided by Eugene Roshal.
;
RAR/2 v2
RAR
0
RAR.EXE v -c-
RAR.EXE e -y -c- -o+
RAR.EXE x -y -c- -o+
RAR.EXE t -c-
RAR.EXE a -ep1 -y
RAR.EXE a -y
RAR.EXE a -r -y
RAR.EXE mf -ep1 -y
RAR.EXE m -y
RAR.EXE d -y
Rar!\x1a\x07
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
1
3,0
1
0,0,0,1
;
; Entry #18 - RAR/2 v.1.53beta OS/2 SFX.
;
RAR/2 v.1.53beta OS/2 SFX

13707
RAR.EXE l -c-
RAR.EXE e -y -c- -o+
RAR.EXE x -y -c- -o+
RAR.EXE t -c-
RAR.EXE a -ep1 -y
RAR.EXE a -y
RAR.EXE a -r -y
RAR.EXE mf -ep1 -y
RAR.EXE m -y
RAR.EXE d -y
Rar!\x1a\x07
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1
2
4,0
1
0,0,0,1
;
; Entry #19 - RAR v.1.53 DOS SFX.
;
RAR v.1.53 DOS SFX

7195
RAR.EXE l -c-
RAR.EXE e -y -c- -o+
RAR.EXE x -y -c- -o+
RAR.EXE t -c-
RAR.EXE a -ep1 -y
RAR.EXE a -y
RAR.EXE a -r -y
RAR.EXE mf -ep1 -y
RAR.EXE m -y
RAR.EXE d -y
Rar!\x1a\x07
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1
2
4,0
1
0,0,0,1
;
; Entry #20 - RAR v.2.00 SFX.
;
RAR v.2.00 SFX

28
RAR.EXE l -c-
RAR.EXE e -y -c- -o+
RAR.EXE x -y -c- -o+
RAR.EXE t -c-
RAR.EXE a -ep1 -y
RAR.EXE a -y
RAR.EXE a -r -y
RAR.EXE mf -ep1 -y
RAR.EXE m -y
RAR.EXE d -y
RSFXjr
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1
2
4,0
1
0,0,0,1
;
;
; Entry #21 - LHarc 2.22.
; Supposedly fixes bugs in earlier versions.
; Actually seems to have done so.  Good work, Peter.
;
LHarc 2.22
LZH
2
LH.EXE /o l
LH.EXE /o x
LH.EXE /o /s x
LH.EXE t
LH.EXE /o a

LH.EXE /o /s a
LH.EXE /o m

LH.EXE /o d
-lh
-------- --------  -----------------------------------------
--------          -----------------------------------------
0
-1
1,4
1
2,1,0,0
;
; Entry #22 - LHarc 2.22 using LH32 executable.
;
LHarc-32 2.22
LZH
2
LH32.EXE /o l
LH32.EXE /o x
LH32.EXE /o /s x
LH32.EXE t
LH32.EXE /o a

LH32.EXE /o /s a
LH32.EXE /o m

LH32.EXE /o d
-lh
-------- --------  -----------------------------------------
--------          -----------------------------------------
0
-1
1,4
1
2,1,0,0
;
; Entry #23 - LHarc 2.22 self-extractors..
;
LHarc 2.22 SE
LZH
22963
LH.EXE /o l
LH.EXE /o x
LH.EXE /o /s x
LH.EXE t
LH.EXE /o a

LH.EXE /o /s a
LH.EXE /o m

LH.EXE /o d
-lh
-------- --------  -----------------------------------------
--------          -----------------------------------------
0
-1
1,4
1
2,1,0,0
;
; Entry #24 - LHA 2.12 (DOS) self-extractors.
; LH 2.22 seems to recognize them
;
LHarc 2.12 DOS SE
LZH
1638
LH.EXE /o l
LH.EXE /o x
LH.EXE /o /s x
LH.EXE t
LH.EXE /o a

LH.EXE /o /s a
LH.EXE /o m

LH.EXE /o d
-lh
-------- --------  -----------------------------------------
--------          -----------------------------------------
0
-1
1,4
1
2,1,0,0
;
; Entry #25 - LHA 2.12 (DOS) self-extractors.
; LH 2.22 seems to recognize them
;
LHarc 2.12 DOS SE
LZH
37
LH.EXE /o l
LH.EXE /o x
LH.EXE /o /s x
LH.EXE t
LH.EXE /o a

LH.EXE /o /s a
LH.EXE /o m

LH.EXE /o d
$LHarc's SFX
-------- --------  -----------------------------------------
--------          -----------------------------------------
0
-1
1,4
1
2,1,0,0
;
; Entry #26 - LHA 2.13L (DOS) self-extractors.
; LH 2.22 seems to recognize them
;
LHarc 2.13 DOS SE
LZH
36
LH.EXE /o l
LH.EXE /o x
LH.EXE /o /s x
LH.EXE t
LH.EXE /o a

LH.EXE /o /s a
LH.EXE /o m

LH.EXE /o d
LHA's SFX 2.13L (c) Yoshi, 1991\r\n
-------- --------  -----------------------------------------
--------          -----------------------------------------
0
-1
1,4
1
2,1,0,0
;
; Entry #27 - LH2 2.11.
; NOTE:  sometimes will put a file into an archive more than once, necessitating
; deleting both.  EAs not handled well, but at least they're handled.
;
LHarc 2.11
LZH
2
LH.EXE /o l
LH.EXE /o x
LH.EXE /o /s x
LH.EXE t
LH.EXE /o a

LH.EXE /o /s a
LH.EXE /o m

LH.EXE /o d
-lh
-------- -------- -----------------------------------------
--------          -----------------------------------------
0
-1
1,0
1
2,1,0,0
;
; Entry #28 - ZIP 1.9/UNZIP 5.0 (available in 32-bit versions).
;ZIP/UNZIP should work with PKZIP 2.04 files.  Saves EAs well.  Won't
;extract a file stored with path without the path (actually, this seems
;to be fixed now.  Maybe.  There are dozens of versions floating around;
;you don't pays your money and you takes your chances).  If you have a
;version that won't extract files with paths without the paths, there's
;a workaround -- change the line "UNZIP.EXE -jo" below to "UNZIP.EXE -o".
;Because of broken ZIP archives floating around everywhere, this is here
;without the version flag in the signature (should really be PK\x03\x04\x14).
;Damnit, it looks like Katz's own software is what does the botching.  So
;much for the keeper of the ZIP standard...  Zip still seems to have to
;have erratic problems with creating archives with some pathnames...
;
Zip/UnZip 1.9/5.0
ZIP
0
UNZIP.EXE -vUo
UNZIP.EXE -jo
UNZIP.EXE -o
UNZIP.EXE -to
ZIP.EXE -j9g
ZIP.EXE -9g
ZIP.EXE -r9g
ZIP.EXE -mj9g
ZIP.EXE -m9g
ZIP.EXE -d
PK\x03\x04
------  ------   ----  -----   ----    ----   ------     ----
------          ------  ---                              -------
0
2
4,1
2
7,1,0,0
;
; Entry #29 - ZIP 1.9/UNZIP 5.0 using *32 executables.
;
Zip/UnZip-32 1.9/5.0
ZIP
0
UNZIP32.EXE -vUo
UNZIP32.EXE -jo
UNZIP32.EXE -o
UNZIP32.EXE -to
ZIP32.EXE -j9g
ZIP32.EXE -9g
ZIP32.EXE -r9g
ZIP32.EXE -mj9g
ZIP32.EXE -m9g
ZIP32.EXE -d
PK\x03\x04
------  ------   ----  -----   ----    ----   ------     ----
------          ------  ---                              -------
0
2
4,1
2
7,1,0,0
;
; Entry #30 - ZIP 1.9/UNZIP 5.0, using the -l listing format.
; (the -v long format can sometimes result in the old length field
; being crammed together with the Method field, resulting in an
; unparsable format).  Some info, like old length, will be missing,
; but at least you can view the contents.
;
Zip/UnZip 1.9/5.0 Short
ZIP
0
UNZIP.EXE -lUo
UNZIP.EXE -jo
UNZIP.EXE -o
UNZIP.EXE -to
ZIP.EXE -j9g
ZIP.EXE -9g
ZIP.EXE -r9g
ZIP.EXE -mj9g
ZIP.EXE -m9g
ZIP.EXE -d
PK\x03\x04
------    ----    ----    ----
------                    -------
-1
0
1,1
2
3,1,0,0
;
; Entry #31 - Zoo 2.1.
; NOTE:  Bug in Zoo 2.1 seems to cause files stored with paths to
; be extracted with paths even when you don't ask it to do so...
;
Zoo 2.1
ZOO
20
ZOO.EXE v
ZOO.EXE xO
ZOO.EXE xO/
ZOO.EXE -test
ZOO.Exe ah:
ZOO.EXE ah

ZOO.EXE aM:h
ZOO.EXE aMh
ZOO.EXE -delete
\xdc\xa7\xc4\xfd
--------  --- --------  --------- --------
--------  --- --------  --------- --------
0
2
3,2
3
-1,0,0,0
;
;----------------- Older, less used archivers --------------
;
; Entry #32 - ARC 5.12mpl.
;
Arc 5.12mpl
ARC
0
ARC.EXE lwn
ARC.EXE ewn

ARC.EXE t
ARC.EXE awn


ARC.EXE mwn

ARC.EXE dwn
\x1a
============  ========  =========
====  ========
1
-1
2,3
3
0,0,0,0
;
; Entry #33 - ARC2 (6.0).
; Note that I don't actually have a copy of this...
;
Arc 6.0
ARC
0
ARC.EXE l
ARC.EXE ewn

ARC.EXE t
ARC.EXE awn


ARC.EXE mwn

ARC.EXE dwn
\x1a
=================  ========  =========
====  ========
1
-1
2,0
3
0,0,0,0
;
; Entry #34 - ARC2 (6.0) using ARC2 executable.
;
Arc 6.0
ARC
0
ARC2.EXE l
ARC2.EXE ewn

ARC2.EXE t
ARC2.EXE awn


ARC2.EXE mwn

ARC2.EXE dwn
\x1a
=================  ========  =========
====  ========
1
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; Entry #35 (CABExtract 1.0)
;
CABExtract 1.0
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; Entry #36 (Untgz Ver 0.95)
; Supplied by Gregg Young
;
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untgzos2.exe

untgzos2.exe -t






\x1f\x8b
------- ----- ---- ----- ---------------------------------------------------
------- ----- ---- ----- ---------------------------------------------------
0
-1
1,0
3
5,1,0,0
;
;----------------- End of archiver data -----------------------

; For possible future use:

; Squeeze-it signature:  (Offset 0)     \x48\x4c\x53\x51\x5ah
; HA signature:          (Offset 0)     HA
; HAP signature:         (Offset 0)     \x913HF
; HPK signature:         (Offset 0)     HPAK
; SQZ signature:         (Offset 0)     HLSQZ
; DWZ signature:         (Offset -3)    DWC

; No OS/2 versions available yet to my knowledge...

;Notes on modifying/updating this file:
;=====================================

;You can add as many archivers as you like to this file.
;here are some suggestions on how to go about it:

;List an archive with the archiver, redirecting to a disk
;file (ex. "ARC l AFILE.ARC > TEMP.").  Load the resultant
;file into a text editor.  Clip out the startlist and endlist
;strings and paste directly into this file on the appropriate
;lines; prevents errors due to typos when copying manually.
;Count the positions of filename, date, etc. and place on the
;appropriate line.  Now run the archiver redirected to a file
;to get its help screen (ex. "ARC > TEMP." or "ZOO h > TEMP.").
;Look for the various command options (extract, list, etc.) and
;put them into the file on the appropriate lines -- remember to
;add the modifiers to prevent the archiver from stopping to ask
;questions!  You could be in deep doo-doo if it's a detached
;process.  While it may seem a pain in the arse to have to
;edit this file when an archiver changes its command structure
;or list format, at least it's something within your control;
;you don't have to wait for an update to FM/2.  That means if I
;die tomorrow you'll still be able to use FM/2 for years to come.

;Here's an example of an ARC listing (5.12mpl, command "ARC l"):

;----------------cut here----------------------
;Name          Length    Date
;============  ========  =========    <--this line is start-of-list
;MAKEFILE           374  28 Nov 89
;QSORT.C          14279  29 Nov 89
;QSORT.EXE        24629  29 Nov 89
;STUFF.H            371  29 Nov 89
;        ====  ========               <--this line is end-of-list
;Total      4     39653
;----------------cut here----------------------

;Note the filename is in position 0, old length in position 1, and the
;date starts in position 2, with 3 parts, and there's no new length
;field (so it'd be -1).  Compare that to the archiver entry for
;ARC 5.12mpl above and you should get a feel for what all those fields
;mean.  Here's a diagram of how a file line breaks down:

;STUFF.H            371  29 Nov 89
;  ^                 ^   ^
;  |                 |   |
;  |                 |   +--Date starts in field 2, 3 parts (29, Nov, and 89)
;  |                 |
;  |                 +--Old file length, field 1
;  |
;  +--Filename, field 0 (count from 0, not 1)

;If you're adding an entirely new archive format, note that you can
;use 'C'-style \x<hexnumber> on the signature line in this file.
;For example, the \x1a in ARC 5.12mpl's signature line means FM/2 will
;look for an ASCII 26 (text EOF marker) in position 0 (first byte, as
;indicated by ARC's line 3, the offset into a file for the signature)
;of a file to determine if it's an archive.  If line 3's offset is
;negative, FM/2 looks from the end of the file instead of the beginning.
;You can usually figure out what an archiver's signature is by looking
;at a few archives with a file viewing program like Vernon Buerg's
;LIST.  By all means send me anything new you figure out for inclusion
;in future releases.

;You can have several entries for one type of archive in this file.  FM/2
;tries entries sequentially to list the file until it finds one that works.
;If the first entry for a signature doesn't work, and FM/2 finds one that
;does, it moves that entry to the top of the list and rewrites ARCHIVER.BB2
;to make future accesses faster.  This allows me to list everything I can
;get entries for and let FM/2 sort out what the user actually has that works.
;It also lets you, the user, create archives with more than one archiver that
;produces the same sort of archive (or with different switches, like one with
;LHArc producing -lh5- compression and one with it producing old, compatible
;-lh1- compression).

;Always end file with blank line or comment