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Recommendations for large-file ZIP program?
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WSJohnGray
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August 28, 2002 at 4:23 am #375610

Could anyone recommend a free ZIP program which will cope with
command-line input (no GUI requirement, thank you very much!)
creating large archives of at least 500 MB
and at least 5000 files
and which can make the resulting archive self-extracting.
I have been amazed by the prices that PKWare want to charge for their self-extracting bit! And WinZip requires even more files for their command line tool than for their GUI functions!

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WSEileen
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August 28, 2002 at 5:51 am #612014

Try GZip.

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- WSJohnGray
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  August 28, 2002 at 6:17 am #612018
  
  Correct me if I’m wrong, but I see no sign of self-extraction/SFX?
  
  But your URL also included a reference to UNZIP/ZIP, which does appear on first glance to include this feature!
  
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- - WSEileen
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    August 28, 2002 at 6:17 am #612020
    
    Sorry, I didn’t realise that was so important.
    
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  - - WSJohnGray
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      August 28, 2002 at 6:19 am #612021
      
      Yes, otherwise I would use WinZip – for which we have an intergalactic licence!
      
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    - - WSJohnBF
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        August 28, 2002 at 6:54 pm #612199
        
        John, I’m confused, I thought there was a Winzip Self-Extractor Personal that is built-in to the basic product?
        
        [Edit – oops, it’s not command line, is it? Sorry!]
        
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  - WSTerryB
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    August 28, 2002 at 9:06 pm #612225
    
    Check out the Archiver Comparison Test site http://compression.ca/act-win.html%5B/url%5D for a list of archivers and their features.
    
    I suppose with “self extraction” you don’t necessarily need ZIP format?
    
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  - - WSJohnGray
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      August 29, 2002 at 7:21 am #612341
      
      Terry – the compression time and size comparisons are quite fascinating for geek-orientated personages! What an unexpected variation in the results… Sadly he does not include “Command-line Interface” as one of the features of each archiver, which was one of my four Criteria!
      
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    - - WSHoward Kaikow
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        August 29, 2002 at 9:38 am #612360
        
        Performance depends on the algorithm used and implementation tricks.
        
        I did a similar analysis for QuickSort a few months ago.
        If I ever recover from the shock, I’ll post the results, maybe even a demo of the test.
        Results were quite surprising.
        
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      - WSTerryB
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        September 3, 2002 at 7:25 pm #613832
        
        There is an indication (sort of)..
        If the table mentions DOS – it has to have a command line interface!
        
        Plus, there are links for any you want to read more about.
        
        I am deliberately avoiding giving a specific recommendation as I haven’t used any of the “free” ones in anger – either command line or GUI.
        
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- WSHoward Kaikow
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  August 28, 2002 at 10:53 am #612055
  
  AFAIK, Gzip is a different algorithm than Zip.
  
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WSKenK
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August 29, 2002 at 12:51 am #612268

Hi John

I don’t know about the “command line” capabilities, but you might check out Ultimate Zip.
It’s got to be one of the best compression programs and it’s .

Have a Great day!!!
Ken

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