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targetfile

the file to parse, could be something like $INSTALL_PATH/bin/launch-script.sh A slash will be changed to the system dependant path separator (e.g. to a backslash on Windows) only if no backslash masks the slash.

yes
(if no nested fileset is used) 

type

Specifies the text file type:

• plain - use for plain text files, where the variable definition syntax cannot conflict with the original file's syntax.
  Example of a variable definition in a text file in plain style: ${MY_VAR} or $MY_VAR.
• javaprop - use for Java properties file.
• java - use in Java source files.
• xml - use for XML files.
• shell - use for shell scripts.
  Example of a variable definition in a shell script: %MY_VAR or %{MY_VAR}.
• at
Example: @MY_VAR.
• ant - use in Ant files, where the plain style for IzPack conflicts with the syntax of Ant property substitutions.
  Example: {MY_VAR}

no

"plain" | "javaprop" (Properties) | "xml" | "java" | "shell" | "at" | "ant" (Ant buildfile)
("plain")

encoding

The file encoding

no

A valid Java encoding string
("ISO-8859-1" for type="javaprop",
"UTF-8" for type="xml", otherwise the Java default charset is assumed as encoding)

os

Limits this action on a particular OS, works like for <file>

no

condition

Limits this action on a particular condition with the specified ID which has to be fulfilled

no

targetfile

the file to run, could be something like $INSTALL_PATH/bin/launch-script.sh Slashes are handled special (see attribute targetfile of tag <parsable>).

yes
(if no nested fileset is used) 

A previously added pack file path

type

bin or jar (the default is bin)

no

"bin" | "jar"
("bin")

class

If the executable is a jar file, this is the class to run for a Java program

no

A valid Java class within the jar file

stage

Specifies at which stage when to launch the executable:

• never
  will never launch it (useful to set the +x flag on Unix)
• postinstall
  just after the installation is done
• uninstall
  when the application is uninstalled. The executable is executed before any files are deleted.

no

"never" | "postinstall" | "uninstall"
("never")

failure

specifies what to do when an error occurs:

• ask (default) will ask the user what to do
• abort will abort the installation process
• warn will just tell the user that something is wrong
• ignore don't tell the user, just continue

no

"ask" | "abort" | "warn" | "ignore"
("ask")

os

specifies the operating system, works like for <file>

no

keep

Whether the file will be kept after execution

no

"true" | "false"
("false")

condition

ID of a condition which has to be fulfilled to execute this file

no

A valid condition ID