source: npl/system/net_tools/get-net-tools.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Copyright 2017  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA
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# Pull a stable branch + patches
BRANCH=${1:-master}

# Clear download area:
rm -rf net-tools

# Clone repository:
git clone git://net-tools.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/net-tools/net-tools/

# checkout $BRANCH:
( cd net-tools 
  git checkout $BRANCH || exit 1
)

HEADISAT="$( cd net-tools && git log -1 --format=%h )"
DATE="$( cd net-tools && git log -1 --format=%cd --date=format:%Y%m%d )"
# Cleanup.  We're not packing up the whole git repo.
( cd net-tools && find . -type d -name ".git*" -exec rm -rf {} \; 2> /dev/null )
mv net-tools net-tools-${DATE}_${HEADISAT}
tar cf net-tools-${DATE}_${HEADISAT}.tar net-tools-${DATE}_${HEADISAT}
xz -9 -f net-tools-${DATE}_${HEADISAT}.tar
rm -rf net-tools-${DATE}_${HEADISAT}
echo
echo "net-tools branch $BRANCH with HEAD at $HEADISAT packaged as net-tools-${DATE}_${HEADISAT}.tar.xz"
echo