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atool is a script for managing file archives of various types (tar,
tar+gzip, zip, etc.). It provides the following commands:


  * aunpack: extract an archive, avoiding tar bombs
  *   apack: create archives or compressed files
  *     als: list the contents of an archive
  *    acat: extract to the standard output
  *   adiff: generate a diff between two archives
  * arepack: repack archives to a different format

Optional dependencies: lbzip2 or pbzip2, lzip, plzip, lzop, lzma, zip,
unzip, unrar, lha, unace, arj, arc, nomarch, p7zip, unalz.