zip and unzip utility

[navin]

Where can i download zip and unzip utility
thanks

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Navin:

Always begin looking at the HP-UX Porting Center:

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Misc/zip-3.0/

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Misc/unzip-5.52/

Regards!

...JRF...

[navin]

what would be the big difference between a gzip and a normal zip utility.
Thanks Much

[Patrick Wallek]

1) The big difference is that they are not compatible.

2) ZIP can create an archive of MULTIPLE files or directories. GZIP will compress a SINGLE file, unless you combine it with tar or cpio or some other Unix archive utility.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again):

The 'gzip' [GNU ZIP] utility is intended to be used to compress one file. When multiple files are to be handled, a 'tar' achive of the files is first created and then the archive (file) is itself compressed with 'gzip'.

By contrast, 'zip' compresses individual files and then places them in an archive.

On UNIX systems, you will find that 'gzip' is a defacto standard. It understands 'compress' formats, as well as single-file ZIP files and results in significantly smaller files than 'compress'.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Steven Schweda]

> what would be the big difference [...]

There are many differences, some bigger than
others. My psychic powers are too weak to
tell me, but if you revealed what you
intended to do, it might be possible to offer
some helpful suggestions.

> http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Misc/zip-3.0/
> http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Misc/unzip-5.52/

Note that there's also an early edition of
UnZip 6.0, which is important for large-file
support (to match Zip 3.0):

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Misc/unzipbeta-6.0d/

The real UnZip 6.0 is still in the grinder,
but there's still hope of seeing it before
the end of the world.

http://www.info-zip.org/