.file extension MANIFEST - Manifest files
File extension MANIFEST description:
Manifest files are text files which specify a list of files and directories.The manifest file has a certain format (listed below). The format specifies the file's source, its destination (which is relative to the location of the action in the Visual Tree of the Files task), and optionally, which Unix file permisissionis should have and if it should be placed on the classpath. At build time, this file is analyzed, and its contents are placed into the installer.
Manifest File Format
For files:F,[SOURCEPATH]relative_path_to_source_file,./relative_path_to_destination_file
F,absolute_path_to_source_file,./relative_path_to_destination_file
To put files on the classpath:
F,absolute_path_to_source_file,./relative_path_to_destination_file,cp
To set a file's permissions on UNIX:
F,[SOURCEPATH]relative_path_to_source_file,./relative_path_to_destination_file,755
For directories:
D,[SOURCEPATH]relative_path_to_source_dir[/],./relative_path_to_destination_dir[/]
D,absolute_path_to_source_dir[/],./relative_path_to_destination_dir[/]
Examples:
F,$IA_HOME$/path/to/source/file.txt,./destination/path/thisfile.txt
F,/absolute/path/to/source/file.txt,./destination/path/thisfile.txt,cp,655
D,$IA_HOME$/path/to/dir,./destination/path/dir
D,/absolute/path/to/dir,./destination/path/dir
Associated applications to file extension MANIFEST:
Company / developer:
Macrovision Corporation
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