Re: Windows Zip utility

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You can expand commpressed files/folders from a command line, but you have
to use GUI to compress them.

Open a command prompt and type:

expand /?

Hit Enter

HOW TO Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;306531

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:78B9CE61-37AB-4D6F-8C8D-E8A0A9FF7754@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
source <source@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> I do not see any "Compress" or "Extract" command on the command line.
> Are you sure you are talking about these commands on the cmd.exe ?
> I wanted to find out the commands for the Zip utility built into Windows
> XP and not Winzip
>
> "Vagabond Software" wrote:
>
>> "source" <source@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:28864146-57E7-4581-9A6D-148EDE873048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Windows has a built-in Zip utility.
>>> Is there a way to access that utility using command line?
>>> Also is there a command line for unzipping a file which has been zipped
>>> using Windows Zip utility.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> I believe the 'compress' and 'extract' commands are what you are looking
>> for. Use 'compress /?' to bring up options. Extract should work for
>> Zipped files.
>>
>> carl

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