Bloat Bloat - Perl script which analyses an archive's filename and extracts it using a suitable extractor
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Bloat - Perl script which analyses an archive's filename and extracts it using a suitable extractor Bloat is a free, open source and easy to use command-linePerl script which analyses an archive's filename and extracts it using a suitable extractor.Who is Bloat for?· People who are new to Linux (or any other OS this works on ;-) and keep forgetting the commands to extract archives· People who are lazy and don't want to type in a different command for every different kind of archive (that'd be me then...)· People who lose track of what kind of archive formats odd extensions use (read: virtually everyone)· People who work with archive formats which don't have a single command to extract them (see: RPM)· People who get annoyed with archives which don't put all files in a subdirectoryBloat has been tested on the following systems: * Linux * NetBSD * Mac OS X 10.2 (Server) - lack of Linux-only archive support

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