v087mxgb@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Shawn E Thompson) (11/01/90)
> > Hi, does anyone know if there exist a compression program much >like the one on Unix for DOS which compresses and doesn't leave the file behind >and when uncompressed, it doesn't leave the compressed file behind? If so, <lines deleted> Well, you can use any standard, such as PKZIP or PKARC and place them in a tiny batch file that would delete the zipped file after unzipping, or delete the original after zipping. Shawn E. Thompson "..my sig file was so long, I'm not even allowed a quote..." v087mxgb@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu | set@autarch.acsu.buffalo.edu University @ Buffalo|Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering CAD Engineering|Leica, Inc.|PO Box 123|Buffalo, NY 14240-0123|(716)891-3375
ariel@seer.UUCP (Catherine Hampton) (11/03/90)
In article <272F4C8C.1957@ics.uci.edu> wngai@net1.ics.uci.edu (Wayne Ngai) writes: > > Hi, does anyone know if there exist a compression program much >like the one on Unix for DOS which compresses and doesn't leave the file behind >and when uncompressed, it doesn't leave the compressed file behind? If so, >please tell me where I can get it (pd or commercial doesn't matter). > >Thanks in advance! Phil Katz' Pkzip will do this just fine. Just type: pkzip -m zipname.zip filename.exe (filename2.ext etc) This will move a file into a zip and delete the original file. Cathy _________________________________________________________________ Catherine A. Hampton BITNET: hampton@reed.BITNET CIS: 71601,3130 Fidonet: Cathy H. @ 1:125/32 GEnie: C.HAMPTON3 Internet: hampton@reed.EDU / ariel@seer.COM