Unpack

Unpack automates the process of extracting source tarballs to a fixed location, by default $HOME/src or /tmp, after first checking that the tarball will create its own subdirectory. A directory is created based on the tarball filename if not. Unpack is written in Perl and was developed for Linux, but should run unmodified on most Unix-based systems with GNU tar installed.

• Download the latest version: unpack-1.0.1.tar.gz

• Each release is PGP signed - signature for this version is unpack-1.0.1.tar.gz.sig; my PGP key is available from my main home page.

• There is a mailing list for Unpack which is used to announce new versions of the software. Visit the subscription page to subscribe.