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mktarhead.py
#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
import tarfile
script = '''\
#!/bin/sh
exec sh -c 'dd bs=512 skip=1 if="$0" | tar xvf -' "$0"
'''
t = tarfile.TarInfo(name=script)
t.type = 'g'
sys.stdout.write(t.tobuf())
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