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diff --git a/utils/safecat/DETAILS b/utils/safecat/DETAILS index 2ef0a428d0..1f266fd020 100755 --- a/utils/safecat/DETAILS +++ b/utils/safecat/DETAILS @@ -10,5 +10,10 @@ SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$BUILD_DIRECTORY/$SPELL-$VERSION KEYWORDS="utils" SHORT="An Implementation of Dan Bernstein's maildir algorithm" cat << EOF -safecat implements Dan Bernstein's maildir algorithm, copying standard input safely to a specified directory. With safecat, the user is offered two assurances. First, if safecat returns successfully, then all data is guaranteed to be saved in the destination directory. Second, if a file exists in the destination directory, placed there by safecat, then the file is guaranteed to be complete. +safecat implements Dan Bernstein's maildir algorithm, copying standard +input safely to a specified directory. With safecat, the user is offered +two assurances. First, if safecat returns successfully, then all data is +guaranteed to be saved in the destination directory. Second, if a file +exists in the destination directory, placed there by safecat, then the file +is guaranteed to be complete. EOF |