Console Commands For Zipping Files

[znpp]

I have zip for the z version 2.3 installed on my C700 running Cacko 1.23 lite, but I can't figure out how to use it.

What is the proper syntax for zipping a file or files with zip 2.3?

When I write:
"zip test1.doc"

I get some of the following messages:
"Zip file structure invalid" or
"Nothing to do"

Unzipping files works like a charm, but I'd also like to be able to zip single or multiple files into a zip archive.

For example, how would I zip this file:

test1.doc

Or several files at the same time:

China1.doc
Fox2.xls
Bravo3.ppt
Tree4.txt

Thanks!
znpp

[bluedevils]

this zip work more like tar.  you must give it a name for the zipfile.

eg. zip test1.doc.zip test1.doc

to zip more files just tell it more names

eg. zip test1.doc.zip test1.doc China1.doc Fox2.xls Bravo3.ppt Tree4.txt

[speculatrix]

the traditional linux way is to chain tar and gzip thus:

tar cf - file1 file2 dir1 file 3 dir2 <etc> | gzip > mycompressedfile.tar.gz

to unpack

gzcat mycompressedfile.tar.gz | tar xf -
or
cat mycompressedfile.tar.gz | gunzip | tar xf -

(sometimes you have to use zcat not gzcat)

Paul

[bluedevils]

correct.  A tarball is the norm for *nix, but if he wants to use the file on windows without third part apps then a zip file is the way to go.

[znpp]

Thanks for the tip! Pretty simple once you know how to do it.

I have two more questions:

1. How do I view the contents of a zip archive without unzipping the whole thing?
2. How do I extract one or more individual files from a zip archive?

thx,
znpp

you must give it a name for the zipfile.
eg. zip test1.doc.zip test1.doc

to zip more files just tell it more names
eg. zip test1.doc.zip test1.doc China1.doc Fox2.xls Bravo3.ppt Tree4.txt