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+# undmg
+Extract a DMG file.
+
+## Usage
+```sh
+./undmg < ./Sublime\ Text\ Build\ 3103.dmg
+```
+
+## Building
+
+This requires zlib, bzip2, and glibc to build.
+
+```
+$ git clone https://github.com/matthewbauer/undmg.git
+$ cd undmg
+$ make
+$ ./undmg
+```
+
+## License
+GPL3, most of this code is from the [xpwn](https://github.com/planetbeing/xpwn)