1 DLB(6) Games Manual DLB(6)
6 dlb - NetHack data librarian
9 dlb { xct } [ vfIC ] arguments... [ files... ]
12 Dlb is a file archiving tool in the spirit (and tradition) of tar for
13 NetHack version 3.1 and higher. It is used to maintain the archive
14 files from which NetHack reads special level files and other read-only
15 information. Note that like tar the command and option specifiers are
16 specified as a continuous string and are followed by any arguments
17 required in the same order as the option specifiers.
19 This facility is optional and may be excluded during NetHack configura-
23 The x command causes dlb to extract the contents of the archive into
24 the current directory.
26 The c command causes dlb to create a new archive from files in the cur-
29 The t command lists the files in the archive.
34 f archive specify the archive. Default if f not specified is LIBFILE
35 (usually the nhdat file in the playground).
37 I lfile specify the file containing the list of files to put in to
38 or extract from the archive if no files are listed on the command line.
39 Default for archive creation if no files are listed is LIBLISTFILE.
41 C dir change directory. Changes directory before trying to read
42 any files (including the archive and the lfile).
45 Create the default archive from the default file list:
48 List the contents of the archive 'foo':
58 Not a good tar emulation; - does not mean stdin or stdout. Should
59 include an optional compression facility. Not all read-only files for
60 NetHack can be read out of an archive; examining the source is the only
61 way to know which files can be.
64 This file is Copyright (C) Kenneth Lorber, 2024 for version keni-git-
65 set:1.13. NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for
70 NETHACK 25 December 2024 DLB(6)