Re: 7-ZIP for Mac OSX ???

[lyricalnanoha <lyricalnanoha@usotsuki.hoshinet.org>]

On Tue, 30 Jun 2009, winston19842005 wrote:

> On 6/30/09 5:58 PM, in article
> c991c5f7-9020-4c1c-b205-f069425184e9@t13g2000yqt.googlegroups.com,
> "magnusfalkirk" <dean.phares@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jun 29, 10:24Â pm, mdj <mdj....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Jun 30, 7:09Â am, "sfahey" <sfa...@a2central.com.remove-k08-this>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Â  To: Garberstreet Electronics
> > > > Â  Re: 7-ZIP for Mac OSX ???
> > > > Â  By: Garberstreet Electronics to comp.sys.apple2 on Mon Jun 29 2009 03:06
> > > > pm
> > >
> > > > Â > I don't have a Mac, so someone try this, please.
> > > > Â >
> > > > Â >http://web.me.com/krmathis/
> > >
> > > > Mac users will probably prefer this app.
> > >
> > > > http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html
> > >
> > > > It's free, open source and a whole lot more versatile.
> > >
> > > What's wrong with plain old Zip ? Works everywhere, doesn't require me
> > > to download extra tools.
> > >
> > > And no, I don't care if <insert whiz-bang new tool> get's 2-3% better
> > > compression. Wake me up when it's 25-50%
> > >
> > > Not wanting to complain, mind. Just think it's easier to stick with
> > > simple.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> > Last time I checked Zip only worked under Windows, there isn't a
> > version of it for Mac. So either Unarchiver, or Stuffit for Mac are
> > required to open this archive on a Mac. Unless you've got a old copy
> > of Zipit for the Mac that works under Classic.
> >
> > Dean
> What is this? Mac OS 10.5.7
> Last login: Tue Jun 30 08:44:28 on console
> dopey:~ benyates$ zip
> Copyright (c) 1990-2006 Info-ZIP - Type 'zip "-L"' for software license.
> Zip 2.32 (June 19th 2006). Usage:
> zip [-options] [-b path] [-t mmddyyyy] [-n suffixes] [zipfile list] [-xi
> list]
>  The default action is to add or replace zipfile entries from list, which
>  can include the special name - to compress standard input.
>  If zipfile and list are omitted, zip compresses stdin to stdout.
>  -f   freshen: only changed files  -u   update: only changed or new files
>  -d   delete entries in zipfile    -m   move into zipfile (delete files)
>  -r   recurse into directories     -j   junk (don't record) directory names
>  -0   store only                   -l   convert LF to CR LF (-ll CR LF to
> LF)
>  -1   compress faster              -9   compress better
>  -q   quiet operation              -v   verbose operation/print version
> info
>  -c   add one-line comments        -z   add zipfile comment
>  -@   read names from stdin        -o   make zipfile as old as latest entry
>  -x   exclude the following names  -i   include only the following names
>  -F   fix zipfile (-FF try harder) -D   do not add directory entries
>  -A   adjust self-extracting exe   -J   junk zipfile prefix (unzipsfx)
>  -T   test zipfile integrity       -X   eXclude eXtra file attributes
>  -y   store symbolic links as the link instead of the referenced file
>  -R   PKZIP recursion (see manual)
>  -e   encrypt                      -n   don't compress these suffixes

InfoZip (the zip/unzip you have there on OSX and I have here on Linux) 
will compile on just about anything.  It's the ONLY zip or unzip tool I've 
used now for the better part of a decade, even on MS-DOS or Windows.

-uso.