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'af' - FAST ADD FILES TO ARCHIVE(S)

[REGISTERED VERSION ONLY]

The fast add command is almost identical to the add command in that it
adds one or more files to one or more archives.

The only difference is that the fast add command does not check the
existing archive (if it does already exist) for duplicate files.  Therefore,
if one is not careful, one can add the same file to the archive multiple
times.

For example: lzx af test.lzx testfile
             lzx af test.lzx testfile

The above case is allowed, and will result in two "testfile" files being
in the archive.  The add ('a') command, on the other hand, will not allow
a file to be added twice.

The fast add command is useful if you know that there will be no duplicate
files in the archive.  This command would typically be used in a FidoNet
mail setup, where new mail packets are added to existing mail archives and
the mail packets are all guaranteed to have unique names.  In this
situation, the fast add command can speed up mail processing dramatically.


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