[KLUG Members] datafile format unknown

[Ralph M. Deal]

In trying to learn more about elisp, the lisp language used to implement 
and extend Emacs, I want to use the Lisp Code Directory which I have 
downloaded and gunzipped.  The directory file is a normal text file but 
in a format that must conform to some database system, as becomes clear 
when you see the head of the file:

Name|Author|Contact|Description|Date|Version|Archive
1char|Bard Bloom|bard@cs.cornell.edu|Commands to fix typos in the
     previous word with minimal typing.|13-Jul-1990||~/misc/1char.el.Z
24-hour-time|Johan Vromans|jv@mh.nl|Adds 24 time display capability to
     time.el.|18-Nov-1992||~/patches/24-hour-time.el.Z
8-bit-pat|Christopher A. North-Keys|harp@mcc.com|Gives Emacs 18.55 8-bit
     compatibility|11-May-1990||~/misc/8-bit.patches.Z
8bits-mode|Cedric BEUST|beust@sophia.inria.fr|Mode to type 8 bit
     characters as diacritics|20-Dec-93|1.4|~/modes/8bits-mode.el.gz


Any suggestions as to how to print this data out in readable form?

	Thanks,   Ralph