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diff --git a/misc/par2cmdline/README b/misc/par2cmdline/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2e1f55e96057 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/par2cmdline/README @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +par2cmdline (Commandline implementation of PARv2.0 specification) + +par2cmdline is a GPL-licensed commandline tool for creating and using PAR2 +parity sets to detect damage in files and repair them if necessary. The +program uses Reed Solomon Coding to perform its error correction. A useful +program for checking and ensuring the integrity of binaries retrieved from +usenet for instance. + +Several patches have been included to fix compilation issues on current +platforms. |