Subj : Re: Object File Resources for Linux
To   : comp.os.linux
From : robertharvey
Date : Tue Aug 17 2004 03:23 pm

Paul Nolan <onewingedangel@ukliNOSPAMnux.net> wrote 

> I've seen executables that start with a shell script, then there is 
> extra stuff on the end (I think it's a tarball, but not sure) that is 
> uncompressed at runtime. 

Often called a 'shell archive' - althoough strictly speaking a shar
file is just a self-extacting archive, rather than an install or
execute thing.  Same principles apply, however.

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