On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 01:16:06PM -0700, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > Actually this doesn't have to be just in regards to gzip, but any file > compression application. > > Is there a way to force the application to provide a specific directory > structure for the files you wish to compress. > For example: let's say I have serveral files in my home directory. I > want to zip them so that when someone unzips them, the directory > structure will be for a windows system something like: c:\Program > Files\special directory\ Create the directory structure you want, then tar up the directory, then gzip the tar file. Winzip can extract files from tars and preserve directory structure. -- Dave Carrigan Seattle, WA, USA dave@rudedog.org | http://www.rudedog.org/ | ICQ:161669680 UNIX-Apache-Perl-Linux-Firewalls-LDAP-C-C++-DNS-PalmOS-PostgreSQL-MySQL Dave is currently listening to Camper Van Beethoven - The Fool (Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart)
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