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AFAIK a self extracting archive is an executeable file that, when run, put the files contained in it into the respective target directories.
You can't have an executeable program for *nix running on Windows nor vice versa.
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REARJ(1) Arj Software REARJ(1)
NAME
rearj - Converts other archive formats to .arj files
SYNOPSIS
rearj [options] <!listfile(s)|filespec(s)|wildname(s)>
DESCRIPTION
The rearj command can repackage other archive formats to arj.
OPTIONS
-+ Ignore REARJ_SW variable.
-a[suffix]
Convert archives within archives ("*" for all formats).
-bcommand
Execute command before extracting files.
-ccommand
Execute command on extracted files before counting them.
-d Delete original archives.
-e No error switch.
-f Convert diskette archives.
-g Skip creation of output archive.
-i[name]
Check integrity of rearj program.
-j Skip if output archive size is larger than the original.
-k Skip archive timestamping.
-l[name]
Write append log file (default name is rearj.log).
-m[date]
Select archives before date in YYMMDDHHMMSS format.
-n[date]
Select archives on or after date in YYMMDDHHMMSS format.
-o Allow overwrite of existing target archive.
-p Ignore long filenames under Windows 95.
-q Query for each archive to convert.
-r Recurse through subdirectories.
-s Skip verify of file count and total size.
-tsuffix
Create suffix type archives.
-u[bak]
Allow update of archive with backup (default is BAK).
-v Execute configured command on extracted files.
-wdir Assign work directory.
-x[!]file
Exclude by filename, wildname, or listfile.
-y[text]
Delete output archive and write text to log (testing mode).
-z Simulate operation.
ENVIRONMENT
REARJ_SW If set, its value will be used as command line options.
EXIT STATUS
0 Success.
1 File not found.
2 File is not a configured archive type.
3 Target archive already exists.
4 Not enough disk space.
5 User skipped or user did not select update option.
6 UNPACK command error.
7 PACK command error.
8 Target cannot support directories.
9 Wrong file count.
10 Wrong total size.
11 Internal archive REARJ error.
12 Rename archive error.
13 Invoked -v command error (found a virus?).
14 Output archive is larger.
EXAMPLE
rearj * -r -d
Convert all archives to ARJ format, searching all subdirectories, deleting original archives.
SEE ALSO
arj(1).
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Ola Lundqvist <opal@debian.org> in pod format, then converted by Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> to
nroff format.
3.10 2003-03-10 REARJ(1)