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 # scalpel
 
+Scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw device files.
+Scalpel is filesystem-independent and will carve files from FATx, NTFS, ext2/3, or raw partitions.
+It is useful for both digital forensics investigation and file recovery.
+Scalpel resulted from a complete rewrite of foremost 0.69, a popular open source file carver, to enhance performance and decrease memory usage.
+
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+Name:          scalpel
+Version:       2.0
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A fast file carver
+Group:         Applications/File
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Stefano Cotta Ramusino <stefano.cotta@openmamba.org>
+URL:           http://www.digitalforensicssolutions.com/Scalpel
+Source:        http://www.digitalforensicssolutions.com/Scalpel/scalpel-%{version}.tar.gz
+License:       GPL
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+BuildRequires: libtre-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+Scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw device files.
+Scalpel is filesystem-independent and will carve files from FATx, NTFS, ext2/3, or raw partitions.
+It is useful for both digital forensics investigation and file recovery.
+Scalpel resulted from a complete rewrite of foremost 0.69, a popular open source file carver, to enhance performance and decrease memory usage.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+sed -i -e "s,\(scalpel.conf\),/etc/\1," src/scalpel.h
+sed -i -e "s,\(f\" in \)the current,\1%{_sysconfdir}," man/scalpel.1
+
+%build
+%configure
+%make
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall
+
+# install configuration file
+install -D -m 644 scalpel.conf \
+   %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/scalpel.conf
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/scalpel
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/scalpel.conf
+%{_mandir}/man1/*
+%doc Changelog gpl.txt README
+
+%changelog
+* Mon Jun 25 2012 Stefano Cotta Ramusino <stefano.cotta@openmamba.org> 2.0-1mamba
+- update to 2.0
+
+* Wed Aug 29 2007 Stefano Cotta Ramusino <stefano.cotta@openmamba.org> 1.60-1mamba
+- package created by autospec