Re: [OT] Zip file browsing tool
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On 03/02/08 15:50, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I was given a 18GB (yes GB) compressed zip file by a family
> member, containing all kinds of photos and videos.
Did they ftp it to you in ASCII mode?
> The problem now is they cannot unzip it (using Mac OS X Leopard).
> The unzip tool always exits with an error.
If would *obviously* be helpful if you gave us the error message!
> Now, I haven't received the zip file yet...still downloading it
> through scp. So now my question is, can I use the split utility
> to break these files into smaller pieces and unzip it?
>
> And also, is there a tool to browse zip files...like how midnight
> commander is able to browse tar.gz files without decompressing
> them. From there on, I can just copy the most important files out
> without having to decompress the entire thing.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions?
Since you don't tell us which DE you use, it is only save to presume
that you use the console. Thus:
$ unzip -v > stupidly_large_zip_file.txt
$ view stupidly_large_zip_file.txt
If you happen to be using GNOME (God's own DE), then file-roller
will do just fine. Simply fire up Nautilus and click on the zip
file. But Dotan is correct: it also take *time*. So while it's
plowing thru the zip file, relax, get a cup of steaming hot coffee,
and scald the face of the idiot who created an 18GB zip file...
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"The kniiife..., the kniiife... The life of the wife is ended
by the knife."
Stewie Griffin & Eliza Pinchley
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