Short:    Update of the best ->LZX repacker, GUI!
Author:   Andrea Vallinotto (a.vallinotto@agora.stm.it)
Uploader: Andrea Vallinotto (a.vallinotto@agora.stm.it)
Type:     util/arc
Requires: OS2.0+, reqtools.library and rexxreqtools.library, LZX 1.20 and

          various unarchivers
Replaces: util/arc/Repack3_4.lha
Version:  3.5

This is Repack version 3.5, an update of version 3.4.

New in version 3.5:
- new 'launcher' script that enables the user to specify exactly which archives
must be processed, using Reqtools requesters.
- some (little) bugfixes.
- can repack LZX archives, too. This is useful for registered users, who can use
  mode 9.
- code cleaned up: small speed up!

Repack stands for: Recursive Enhanced Pratical Archive Conversion Kit.
It's an Arexx script that converts entire directories of archives of various
formats to LZX.
It's better than any other similar LZX repacker because:
- all the operating parameters can be chosen through Reqtools requesters or on
  the command line.
- it repacks archives RECURSIVELY! This comes very useful if you need to
  convert those distribution made of many .lha files archived together.
- can handle most of the used archivers|packers: Lha, Arc, Zoo, Pak, Zip, Arj,
  Rar, Xarc, Hpack, Gzip, Tar, Tar-gzipped.
- works either on single files or entire directories.
- is SAFE! If anything goes wrong while repacking, no harm will be done to the
  original files.
- includes a special option, called 'BBS mode' made especially for BBS like
  DLG-pro or C-Net; if this mode is enabled, Repack will copy the original
  comment and datestamp of the old archive to the new .LZX .
- there's also a one-shot single-file version useful for C-Net systems.
- works even with nasty file and directories names that includes spaces.
- can recurse through sub-directories.
- has an add-and-omit files option (to get rid of or add #?.displayme kind of
  files - see doc!).
- can take advantage of the registered version of LZX.
- has a log file.

It's FREEWARE so enjoy!!!


============================= Archive contents =============================

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------  -------------
   17257    7344 57.4% 16-Jul-96 12:44:38  repack.doc.English
    2021    1060 47.5% 16-Jul-96 12:22:34  Repack.readme
   22416    7718 65.5% 16-Jul-96 18:02:42  repack.rexx
   16616    5917 64.3% 16-Jul-96 18:00:48  Repack.rexx.BBS
    1252     647 48.3% 01-Apr-96 23:22:16  Repack.rexx.info
    1788     906 49.3% 16-Jul-96 18:02:34  repack_multiselect.rexx
     242     177 26.8% 01-Apr-96 23:22:16 +repack.ano
     963     303 68.5% 16-Jul-96 18:32:02  repack_multiselect.rexx.info
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
   62555   24072 61.5% 16-Jul-96 23:20:24   8 files