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| This version's extract-routine is about 25% faster than before!!! This |
| means it is more than twice as fast as LhArc 1.10 and about 20% faster |
| than LhUnArc 0.9!!!                                                    |
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Another new feature is recursive file collection + some cosmetic changes,
read the 'Changes' file for more info.

This is the very last pre-release version, only released because some guys
wanted a faster version. Also included is LhTest, intended for use with
AmiExpress. Read the 'LhTest.doc' file for more info on how to use this.

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    A high performance Data compression utility for the Commodore Amiga
        Amiga user interface and compression code by Stefan Boberg
              Original 80x86 LZHuf code by Haruyasu Yoshizaki

                            PRE-RELEASE V0.99d

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Ok,  so  here it is, the fully Intuitionized, FAST!  LhArc compression tool
for  the  Commodore  Amiga,  this  is only a pre-release so there's no real
documentation  yet.  It is 100% compatible with LhArc version 1.13c (MSDOS)
and  Amiga  LhArc  (The Italian CLI version), only it is MORE than TWICE as
fast  !!!  I hope you will understand how to use it anyway, but here's some
tips to get you going:

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

* Arp.library (V33 or higher) must be in the libs: directory
  [Note that version 39.1 should be included in this archive].

EXTRACTING

If  you  want to extract files from an existing archive, first select 'Open
Archive'  from  the  Project menu or press Right-Amiga+O or just press 'O'.
Then  select  the  file  from  the  file  requester  by entering the source
directory  in  the  Dir gadget and then click twice on the file you want to
extract from, or enter the file's name in the File gadget and press RETURN.
Then  click  on  the  files  you  want  to  extract (clicking once selects,
clicking  a  second  time  deselects again), or use the 'Mark all', 'UnMark
all'  and  'Mark...'  gadgets.  The 'Mark...' gadgets allow you to enter an
ARP-pattern mask to select certain files.  (For example.  '*.c' will select
all files ending in '.c' and 'a*z' will select all files that begin with an
'a'  and  end  with  a  'z',  detailed explanations of the pattern matching
functions  will  be  in  the  final  documentation).   When you have marked
(highlighted) all files you want to extract, click on the 'Extract' gadget.
Now  you will be asked where to put the extracted files, select a directory
and  click on the 'OK' gadget.  Now LhArcA will extract your files!  If you
want  LhArcA to consider extended filenames, select 'Extended filenames' in
the Settings menu.

CREATING AN ARCHIVE

When  you want to create a new archive, select 'New archive' in the Project
menu,  then  enter  the  destination directory and archive name.  NOTE:  In
this  pre-release  you  must  append  '.lzh'  after the filename, otherwise
LhArcA  cannot  open  it  for  extraction!  This will be fixed in the final
release.   Then  do  just  like  you  do  when you add files to an existing
archive.  (Described below).

ADDING FILES TO AN EXISTING ARCHIVE

This  is  easy, first open the archive as when extracting (see above), then
click  on the 'Add files' gadget and then select the files you like to add.
You  can  select  as  many files as you like and in as many directories you
like.   If  you want pathnames to be stored, select 'Extended filenames' in
the Settings menu and then set 'Home directory' to the part of the pathname
that  should  not be stored.  (Not enough space to describe this here, wait
for the final version, it will probably work differently then).