ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) (03/04/91)
PKZIP has an option for storing pathnames, but is there any way to get it
to store a directory, its contents and all subdirectories thereof in such
a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree?
I've kicked this back and forth for a while and gotten nowhere. HALP!
Thanks,
d
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Duke McMullan n5gax nss13429r phon505-255-4642 ee5391aa@triton.cirt.unm.eduvalley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) (03/04/91)
ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) writes: >PKZIP has an option for storing pathnames, but is there any way to get it >to store a directory, its contents and all subdirectories thereof in such >a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree? I think it has been said before, but you need to use the -d switch on PKUNZIP. In fact, I know someone who always uses -d with PKUNZIP (can't hurt and it makes for one less thing to remember) I seriously wonder why it isn't the default. I can't imagine why anyone would want to flatten the structure (or if they did, you'd certainly want that to be the special case that requires the command line switch)
mhr@mendip.UUCP (MHR {who?}) (03/05/91)
In <1991Mar03.171051.20116@ariel.unm.edu>, ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu writes: > PKZIP has an option for storing pathnames, but is there any way to get it > to store a directory, its contents and all subdirectories thereof in such > a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree? > > I've kicked this back and forth for a while and gotten nowhere. HALP! > I thought this had been answered already, but here goes (again?) anyway: According to the command line help screens, PKZIP -pr <zipfile> <files> will recurse the subdirectories from the CD and store the pathnames in the zip file. PKUNZIP -d <zipfile> will recreate directories stored in the zip file. I hope this answers your question. Regards. -- Mark A. Hull-Richter UUCP: ccicpg!mhr In all things, restraint, ICL North America InterNet: especially with respect 9801 Muirlands Blvd rlgvax!mhr@irv.icl.com to posting articles and Irvine, CA 92713 (714)458-7282x4539 doubly so for flames.
bytehead@bluemoon.uucp (Bryan Price) (03/06/91)
ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) writes: > PKZIP has an option for storing pathnames, but is there any way to get it > to store a directory, its contents and all subdirectories thereof in such > a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree? You create the ZIP with the -p (or -P to keep all of the directory information) and the -r (recursive command). Unzipping is a little different. Use the -d command on PKUNZIP to create the subdirectories that will be in the ZIP file. Works like a charm for me. Bryan (bytehead@bluemoon)
sguerke@brahms.udel.edu (Stephen Guerke) (03/06/91)
I always zip files with the following
pkzip -arp [filename.zip] root/subdir/*.* root/arc.dir/
This will recursively zip all the files and subdirectories and
their files from the *.*n, and place the filename.zip file in the
/arc.dir/ (be sure the second backslash is there).
To unzip the file and the entire directory structure that you
zipped all you need do is type the following command line:
pkunzip -d filename.zip
By substituting the -u (update) command for the -a (add) command
you can easily write a batch file which will allow you to make weekly
backups (or daily) of your work files with ease.lowey@herald.usask.ca (Kevin Lowey) (03/06/91)
From article <19342@brahms.udel.edu>, by sguerke@brahms.udel.edu (Stephen Guerke): > pkunzip -d filename.zip > > By substituting the -u (update) command for the -a (add) command > you can easily write a batch file which will allow you to make weekly > backups (or daily) of your work files with ease. One warning. I run a Fidonet BBS, which is connected to our campus Ethernet system. (This is handy, as the files are then available equally well to all the campus microcomputers on the net, as well as all Vaxes on campus, and in the future perhaps by FTP). I was doing my backups using PKZIP to pack the files onto a network drive, then I submitted a batch job that would put that file out onto tape from the VMS side. Some of my PC directories have hundreds of files (message files for the Amiga echomail area for instance). In total I had thousands of files on the hard disk. PKZIP gagged on this, saying something about attempting to put too many files into the archive. I ended up using ZOO instead, which appears not to have this problem. I still use PKZIP for my own computer (which has fewer files) as PKZIP with the -es option is faster at creating the archives than ZOO is with no compression! - Kevin Lowey
) (03/06/91)
In article <1991Mar03.171051.20116@ariel.unm.edu> ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) writes: >PKZIP has an option for storing pathnames, but is there any way to get it >to store a directory, its contents and all subdirectories thereof in such >a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree? > >I've kicked this back and forth for a while and gotten nowhere. HALP! > > Thanks, > d > I believe if you use the parameter "-d" when you unzip, that should recreate the directory tree as it was Zipped... --- Steve Bibbo UUCP : bibbo@moncol.UUCP (The Monk!) Monmouth College Internet: moncol!bibbo@princeton.edu West Long Branch, NJ CompuServe: 72657,602
tporczyk@na.excelan.com (Tony Porczyk) (03/06/91)
The News Manager) Nntp-Posting-Host: na Reply-To: tporczyk@na.excelan.com (Tony Porczyk) Organization: Standard Disclaimer References: <1991Mar03.171051.20116@ariel.unm.edu> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1991 19:04:40 GMT In article <1991Mar03.171051.20116@ariel.unm.edu> ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) writes: >a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree? PKZIP -p -r PKUNZIP -d Tony
mcc@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM (Merton Campbell Crockett) (03/06/91)
In article <15713@mendip.UUCP> mhr@mendip.UUCP (MHR {who?}) writes: >In <1991Mar03.171051.20116@ariel.unm.edu>, ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu writes: >> PKZIP has an option for storing pathnames, but is there any way to get it >> to store a directory, its contents and all subdirectories thereof in such >> a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree? >According to the command line help screens, PKZIP -pr <zipfile> <files> >will recurse the subdirectories from the CD and store the pathnames in >the zip file. PKUNZIP -d <zipfile> will recreate directories stored in >the zip file. Use the -h option with either program for the switch options. One caution concerning the backup and restore operation with the above switches. The restore operation will restore everything as a subdirectory tree from the directory you are in. If /a/b/c is the structure and you are in /a when you restore, the new structure will be /a/a/b/c. Oops. substitute "\" for "/" in the above--hate when that happens. Merton
valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) (03/06/91)
lowey@herald.usask.ca (Kevin Lowey) writes: >From article <19342@brahms.udel.edu>, by sguerke@brahms.udel.edu (Stephen Guerke): >One warning. I run a Fidonet BBS, which is connected to our campus Ethernet >system. (This is handy, as the files are then available equally well to all >the campus microcomputers on the net, as well as all Vaxes on campus, and >in the future perhaps by FTP). >Some of my PC directories have hundreds of files (message files for the Amiga I think you may be running an obsolete version of PK(UN)ZIP. The current version is 1.10, and I think that all versions prior to 1.10 had a 3900 file per .ZIP file limit. This limit was lifted in 1.10. Supposedly, there is no systemic limit at all now, but in practice, the limit is based on how much available memory you have. Anyone have any information or antecedotes related to just what this means, in practice?
roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) (03/07/91)
ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) writes: > PKZIP has an option for storing pathnames, but is there any way to get it > to store a directory, its contents and all subdirectories thereof in such > a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree? Sure.... to create: PKZIP -rp zipname *.* (wildcard optional if files are in the initial directory, but required if there are only subdirs) Or PKZIP -rP zipname *.* (to store absolute pathnames... i.e. beginning from c:\foo will store all files as 'foo\whatever') And to unpack: PKUNZIP -d zipname -- Roy M. Silvernail -- roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu - OR- cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu perl -e '$x = 1/20; print "Just my \$$x! (adjusted for inflation)\n"' [space reserved for clever quote]{mail your submissions}
dscavo@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (David Scavo) (03/13/91)
>>PKZIP has an option for storing pathnames, but is there any way to get it >>to store a directory, its contents and all subdirectories thereof in such >>a way that PKUNZIP will restore that portion of the tree? >> >>I've kicked this back and forth for a while and gotten nowhere. HALP! When zipping, specifiy option -rp (tell it to recursively store the directories and save the path name for each file). Also, when unzipping, use the option -d (to create directories). I have used this many, many times and it works like a charm.... Example: pkzip -arp foobar c:\test (this will store all files in test and all of test's subdirectories and files in them.) pkunzip -ed foobar d: (Makes directory d:\test and all subdirectories and puts files in them.) Hope this helps...... -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet: dscavo@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM NCR Corporation UCCP: ... !gatech!kong!ncratl!dscavo 2651 Satellite Blvd "Bart, you say butt kisser like it is a bad thing" Duluth, GA 30136