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Will Marcouiller
Asked: 2010-06-04 08:11:19 +0800 CST

Windows command line built-in compression/extraction tool?

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I need to write a batch file to unzip files to their current folder from a given root folder.

Folder 0
    |----- Folder 1
    |          |----- File1.zip
    |          |----- File2.zip
    |          |----- File3.zip
    |
    |----- Folder 2
    |          |----- File4.zip
    |       
    |----- Folder 3
               |----- File5.zip
               |----- FileN.zip

So, I wish that my batch file is launched like so:

ocd.bat /d="Folder 0"

Then, make it iterate from within the batch file through all of the subfolders to unzip the files exactly where the .zip files are located.

So here's my question:

Does the Windows (from XP at least) have a command line for its embedded zip tool? Otherwise, shall I stick to another third-party util?

command-line-interface batch-file compression

2 Answers

  1. Yeah, it's called COMPRESS.EXE

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  2. Best Answer

    My best guess goes with 7 Zip and its command line tool 7za.exe which I downloaded at: nload 7-Zip for Windows:.

    Should you need the command line parameters or some examples of using 7za.exe, please see this link: 7-Zip Command-Line Examples

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