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< h2 id = "external-support-binaries" > External Support Binaries< / h2 >
< p > ENiGMA½ relies on various external binaries in order to perform common tasks such as processing file archives and extracting information from uploads/file imports, some legacy transfer protocols, etc.< / p >
< p > :correct: Before using features such as the < a href = "/enigma-bbs/filebase/index.html" > File Base< / a > or < a href = "/enigma-bbs/configuration/file-transfer-protocols.html" > File Transfer Protocols< / a > it is highly recommended to install support binaries!< / p >
< h2 id = "archivers" > Archivers< / h2 >
< p > Below is a table of pre-configured archivers. Remember that you can override settings or add new handlers! See < a href = "/enigma-bbs/configuration/archivers.html" > Archivers< / a > .< / p >
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< th > Archiver (Key)< / th >
< th > File Types< / th >
< th > More Info< / th >
< th > Debian/Ubuntu (apt/dep)< / th >
< th > Red Hat (yum/rpm)< / th >
< th > Windows< / th >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > Arj< / code > < / td >
< td > .arj< / td >
< td > < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARJ" > Wikipedia< / a > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > arj< / code > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > arj< / code > < / td >
< td > < a href = "http://arj.sourceforge.net/" > ARJ< / a > < / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > 7Zip< / code > < / td >
< td > .7z, .bzip2, .gzip/.gz, etc.< br > < img class = "emoji" title = ":warning:" alt = ":warning:" src = "https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/26a0.png" height = "20" width = "20" > Does not attempt to handle zip files! See < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > InfoZip< / code > !< / td >
< td > http://www.7-zip.org< / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > p7zip-full< / code > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > p7zip-full< / code > < / td >
< td > < a href = "http://www.7-zip.org/" > 7-zip< / a > < / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > InfoZip< / code > < / td >
< td > .zip< / td >
< td > http://infozip.sourceforge.net < br > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > zip< / code > and < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > unzip< / code > will need to be en ENiGMA’ < / td >
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< code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > zip< / code > and < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > unzip< / code >
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< code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > zip< / code > and < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > unzip< / code >
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< td > < a href = "http://infozip.sourceforge.net/" > InfoZip< / a > < / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > Lha< / code > < / td >
< td > .lza, .lzh, etc.< / td >
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< a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LHA_(file_format)" > Wikipedia< / a > < br > https://fragglet.github.io/lhasa/< / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > lhasa< / code > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > lhasa< / code > < / td >
< td > < a href = "https://soulsphere.org/projects/lhasa/win32/" > Win32 binaries< / a > < / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > Lzx< / code > < / td >
< td > .lzx< / td >
< td > < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZX_(algorithm)#Amiga_LZX" > Amiga LZX< / a > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > unlzx< / code > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > unlzx< / code > < / td >
< td > < a href = "http://xavprods.free.fr/lzx/" > Source< / a > < / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > Rar< / code > < / td >
< td > .rar< / td >
< td > < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAR_(file_format)" > Wikipedia< / a > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > unrar< / code > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > unrar< / code > < / td >
< td > < a href = "https://www.rarlab.com/" > RARLAB< / a > < / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > TarGz< / code > < / td >
< td > .tar.gz, .gzip< / td >
< td > < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip" > Wikipedia< / a > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > tar< / code > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > tar< / code > < / td >
< td > < a href = "https://ss64.com/nt/tar.html" > TAR.EXE< / a > < / td >
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< p > < img class = "emoji" title = ":information_source:" alt = ":information_source:" src = "https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/2139.png" height = "20" width = "20" > For more information see < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > core/config_default.js< / code > < / p >
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< p > < img class = "emoji" title = ":information_source:" alt = ":information_source:" src = "https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/2139.png" height = "20" width = "20" > For information on changing configuration or adding more archivers see < a href = "/enigma-bbs/configuration/archivers.html" > Archivers< / a > .< / p >
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< h2 id = "file-transfer-protocols" > File Transfer Protocols< / h2 >
< p > Handlers for legacy file transfer protocols such as Z-Modem and Y-Modem.< / p >
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< th > Handler (Key)< / th >
< th > Protocol< / th >
< th > More Info< / th >
< th > Debian/Ubuntu (apt/dep)< / th >
< th > Red Hat (yum/rpm)< / th >
< th > Windows< / th >
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< code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > xmodemSexyz< / code > < br > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > ymodemSexyz< / code > < br > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > zmodem8kSexyz< / code >
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< td > X-Modem, Y-Modem and Z-Modem SEXYZ< / td >
< td > < a href = "http://www.synchro.net/docs/sexyz.txt" > SEXYZ< / a > < / td >
< td > < a href = "https://l33t.codes/outgoing/sexyz" > x86_64 Binary< / a > < / td >
< td > < a href = "https://l33t.codes/outgoing/sexyz" > x86_64 Binary< / a > < / td >
< td > < a href = "ftp://ftp.synchro.net/" > Synchronet FTP< / a > < / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > zmodem8kSz< / code > < / td >
< td > Z-Modem 8K< / td >
< td > < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZMODEM" > Wikipedia< / a > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > lrzsz< / code > < / td >
< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > lrzsz< / code > < / td >
< td > Unknown< / td >
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< h2 id = "information-extractors" > Information Extractors< / h2 >
< p > Information extraction utilities can extract information from various file types such as PDF in order to (attempt) to come up with a good default description.< / p >
< table >
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< tr >
< th > Extractor< / th >
< th > File Types< / th >
< th > More Info< / th >
< th > Debian/Ubuntu (apt/dep)< / th >
< th > Red Hat (yum/rpm)< / th >
< th > Windows< / th >
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< td > ExifTool< / td >
< td > .mp3, .pdf, .mp4, .jpg, .gif, .png, many more< / td >
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