[X-Unix] So what is a dmg file?

Kirk McElhearn kirklists at wanadoo.fr
Thu Jan 22 06:46:44 PST 2004


On 1/22/04 15:41, "James Bucanek" <subscriber at gloaming.com> wrote:

> A dmg file is very much like a ZIP, SIT, or tar file.  But it is not "Self
> extracting."

Nope. That's an .smi file. Which isn't exactly self-extracting, but rather
self-mounting.
 
 
Kirk
 
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