.TH BUNDLE 1.SH NAMEbundle \- collect files for distribution.SH SYNOPSIS.B bundle.I file ....SH DESCRIPTION.I Bundlewrites on its standard output a shell script for.IR rc (1)or a Bourne shellwhich, when executed,will recreate the original.IR files .Its main use is for distributing small numbers of text files by.IR mail (1)..PPAlthough less refined than standard archives from.IR ar (1)or.IR tar (1),a.IR bundlefileis self-documenting and complete; little preparation is required onthe receiving machine..SH EXAMPLES.TP.Lbundle mkfile *.[ch] | mail kremvax!borisSend a makefile to Boris together with related.L .cand.L .hfiles.Upon receiving the mail, Boris may save the file sans postmark,say in.BR gift/horse ,then do.TP.Lcd gift; rc horse; mk.SH SOURCE.B /rc/bin/bundle.SH SEE ALSO.IR ar (1), .IR tar (1), .IR mail (1).SH BUGS.I Bundlewill not create directories and is unsatisfactory for non-text files..PPBeware of gift horses.