mwilkins@p3.f55.n282.z1.mmug.edgar.mn.org (Mike Wilkins) (03/05/91)
ST> I have a question on how to compress files with lharc and zoo.
ST> How would I pack all files in a dir into a lzh or zoo file.
ST> I know that you use lharc a or zoo a but what do I do from their?
Zoo has stumped me also. This is what I've done. Suppose that you have
dir 'A' that contains dirs 'B' & 'C'.
To archive all subdirs of 'A': zoo aP file a/* a/b/* a/c/*
To unarch a zoo file in it's original dir paths: zoo x// file
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I would suggest LHARC as it does the job and archives smaller than zoo.
To archive dir 'A' and all subdirs: LHARC -r -x -a a FileName DIR1/*
-r = Do all subdirs & files.
-x = Use extended filenames.
-a = Use file attributes of original files.
a = Add to archive.
FileName = Name of archive file.
DIR1/* = Archive everything in 'DIR1' and its subdirs.
To add another dir to the same archive file, just issue the command again
with a differnet dir or specify both dirs 'DIR1/* DIR2/*'.
To unarch to original use: LHARC -x x filename
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Hope this helps.--- via AmigaXRS v3.02
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Mike Wilkins (mwilkins@mmug.edgar.mn.org)
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--metahawk@itsgw.rpi.edu (Wayne G Rigby) (03/08/91)
In article <0.27D3C01B@mmug.edgar.mn.org> mwilkins@p3.f55.n282.z1.mmug.edgar.mn.org (Mike Wilkins) writes: >ST> I have a question on how to compress files with lharc and zoo. >ST> How would I pack all files in a dir into a lzh or zoo file. >ST> I know that you use lharc a or zoo a but what do I do from their? > >I would suggest LHARC as it does the job and archives smaller than zoo. >To archive dir 'A' and all subdirs: LHARC -r -x -a a FileName DIR1/* > -r = Do all subdirs & files. > -x = Use extended filenames. > -a = Use file attributes of original files. > a = Add to archive. >FileName = Name of archive file. > DIR1/* = Archive everything in 'DIR1' and its subdirs. > >To add another dir to the same archive file, just issue the command again >with a differnet dir or specify both dirs 'DIR1/* DIR2/*'. > >To unarch to original use: LHARC -x x filename > > Mike Wilkins (mwilkins@mmug.edgar.mn.org) > UUCP: ...jhereg!tcnet!vware!edgar!mmug!mwilkins > FidoNet: 1:282/55.3 - Mike's Diner BBS > Or better yet, use LharcA on the incoming/amiga directory at ab20. This has a graphical interface kind of like PKAZip's, but uses the lzh compression. While LharcA is not completely finished, the only problem I've had with it was that I could not get out of an infinite loop caused by bad data for djclock on ab20. The standard lharc got into the same loop, but I was able to Ctrl-C break out of it. Try it and enjoy it. Metahawk metahawk@rpi.edu