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This linux/mac utility converts a directory to self extractable script.

1. Given input directory ( IN is converted to a tar.gz file ( IN.tar.gz ).
2. The tar.gz file (IN.tar.gz) is then embedded in to a bash script ( OUT.tar.sh ) with self extraction feature.
3. This self extractable tar script ( OUT.tar.sh ) can be transported to any linux computer/device and extracted.

1. Just execute "./OUT.tar.sh"
2. You will find directory (IN) in the current working directory.

1. Clone this repo and enter the repo directory
2. cd src
3. sudo ./install.sh #if you have root permission directly execute ./install.sh

1. Clone this repo and enter the repo directory
2. cd src
3. sudo ./uninstall.sh #if you have root permission directly execute ./uninstall.sh

$dir2sh <director_name - with full path>

$dir2sh /home/test test.tar.sh

This command compress the directory (/home/test) to test.tar.sh

$dir2sh "*" curr_dir.tar.sh

This command compress all contents of current directory to curr_dir.tar.sh

This utility is useful to transport directory as a self extractable package/script between linux/mac systems.