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CLEAN-BINARY-FILES

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OPTIONS
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REPORTING BUGS

NAME

clean-binary-files − remove a third party binaries (JARs) from an upstream archive

SYNOPSIS

clean-binary-files {[-f {-, instructions_file}], [-e exclusion_file] [-l]} [-a archive_file] [-d custom_jar_map] [-n] [-p] [-s]

OPTIONS

	−f The instructions file, specifying which files to keep and which to remove
	−e The exclusions file, specifying special binary files that are to be preserved, or non−binary files that are to be removed.
	−l Only list instructions (to put in instructions file), do not delete anything.
	−a Archive file on which actions will be performed, as opposed to current directory
	−d A custom jar map file (has priority over the generic one).
	−n No symlinks (i.e. only clean jars, don’t run build−jar−repository afterwards)
	−p Preserve original file names (−p to build−jar−repository)
	−s Silent mode. Won’t output commands during cleanup
	−f The instructions file, specifying which files to keep and which to remove
	−e − The exclusions file, specifying special binary files that are to be preserved, or non−binary files that are to be removed.
	−l − Only list instructions (to put in instructions file), do not delete anything.
	−a − Archive file on which actions will be performed, as opposed to current directory
	−d − A custom jar map file (has priority over the generic one).
	−n − No symlinks (i.e. only clean jars, don’t run build−jar−repository afterwards)
	−p − Preserve original file names (−p to build−jar−repository)
	−s − Silent mode. Won’t output commands during cleanup

EXAMPLES

Suppose there is a vanilla tarball abc-1.tar.gz with some binary files (jars) in it. In the source repo, we would want a clean copy without any jars. We can use the scripts to achieve this:

To generate an instructions file:

clean−binary−files −e <exclusion file> −l −a abc−1.tar.gz > instructions

	This creates an ’instructions’ file, which contains info on what stays and what goes.
	Then, one can run:

clean−binary−files −f instructions −n −a abc−1.tar.gz

	This would create abc−1−clean.tar.gz for uploading into jpp/fedora/etc. repositories with no binary (jar) files.
	Alternatively, if you have a vanilla tarball, you can clean and create symlinks in it’s place all at once by:

clean−binary−files −e <exclusion file> −d <custom_jar_map> −a abc−1.tar.gz

Note: If the −a <file> is not given to clean−binary−files(1), all actions are performed on current directory.

AUTHOR

Written by Deepak Bhole

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs using JPackage Bugzilla (http://www.jpackage.org/bugzilla/)

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