From 130310fddd91f919686fa88cd23830cb827a91b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aum <aum> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:07:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Will suffice for doco for now --- apps/sam/python/README.stasher.txt | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+) create mode 100644 apps/sam/python/README.stasher.txt diff --git a/apps/sam/python/README.stasher.txt b/apps/sam/python/README.stasher.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..218f6a4a0a --- /dev/null +++ b/apps/sam/python/README.stasher.txt @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +STASHER README + +----------------------- +INSTALLING STASHER + +To install stasher, just make sure you've got the latest cvs, then type + python setup.py install + +This installs the stasher engine, plus a wrapper client script called +'stasher', which setup.py will install into your execution path. + +Test your installation by typing 'stasher -h' - this should display +a help message. + +------------------------ +DOZE USERS PLEASE NOTE + +You'll need to watch and see where the stasher.py +wrapper script gets installed. On my box, it ends up on d:\python23\scripts, +but on your box it'll likely go into c:\python23\scripts. + +You may either update your system PATH environment variable to include your +python scripts directory, OR, you can copy stasher.py to anywhere that's +on your path. + +In the explanations below, note that wherever I say to type 'stasher', you'll +need to type 'stasher.py' instead. + +------------------------ +WARNING + +This is a very early pre-alpha test version of stasher. +It is only capable of storing or retrieving files of +less than 29k in size. + +Also, files are totally insecure - anyone can overwrite any keys you +insert, and vice versa. + +I'll be adding support for CHK-like and SSK-like keys in due course. + +------------------------ +USING STASHER + +To see stasher's options, type: + + stasher -h + +This should dump out a verbose help message. + +To start a stasher node, type: + + stasher start + +To shut down a stasher node, type: + + stasher stop + +To insert a file into stasher, type: + + stasher put mykey myfile + +Note, if you don't supply a filename, stasher can read +the file from standard input. + +To retrieve a file from stasher, type: + + stasher get mykey + -- GitLab