If you are worried that your shar file is bad, you can use the above perl script to see if the file is ok:

• REMINDER: Do NOT send non-ASCII files (e.g., word documents, binaries).
• Read the documentation header in the script. NOTE that you may have to change the pathname in the first line of the script to point to the location of your perl interpreter.
• Make your shar file (suppose it is called A.shar).
• Then, run "cleanshar.pl A.shar". If it finds anything wrong, it will try to fix it and save the old copy. cleanshar.pl only fixes non-conformant shar files. It can not read your mind.
• Look at the contents of A.shar using less (more) or an editor. You should see a list of your files.
• If you are still worried, then email the file to yourself: mail -s "my shar test" YourLogin < A.shar.
• Read your email and save the email to a file IN A DIRECTORY AWAY FROM YOUR SOURCE CODE (e.g., ~/tmp/A.email).
• Edit ~/tmp/A.email to remove mail headers, etc. and save it to a file (e.g., A.shar). It's just your files with some Bourne shell stuff surrounding it. There should be a table of contents near the top that lists your files.
• Extract the files: cd ~/tmp; sh A.shar. The files should be in your ~/tmp directory or whereever you are at this point.