TIP: Multi archive zip decompression

[Jose Catre-Vandis]

Multi part archive decompression in file-roller/archive manager doesn't seem to be supported, so....


When you have .z01, .z02, ... and a final .zip files to unzip,

you have to do
cat foo.z01 foo.z02 foo.zip > new_foo.zip
which makes a new zip file of all the parts (new_foo.zip)


and then
unzip -F new_foo.zip
which should then unzip the lot for you


HTH someone somewhere

[beefcurry]

Thanks this helped, but it was quite annoying manually typing in all the different .z0# .

[designeru]

you can always do something like:

# cat *.z* > something.zip

[jastonas]

is there no ubuntu application to handle these files??

[Green_Star]

is there no ubuntu application to handle these files??

I am not sure what compression programs I have installed in my Ubuntu 804, my file-roller support extracting a "multi part archive". I think I have installed rar/unrar and 7zip etc.

I haven't figure out how to create a multi-part-archive using file-roller.

[Jose Catre-Vandis]

is there no ubuntu application to handle these files??

Well this is what the "cat" "application" does!

@ Green_Star

I am fairly certain You can use a rar command at the command line to create multi part archives, check out the man in a terminal for the syntax
man rar

[Green_Star]

Well this is what the "cat" "application" does!

@ Green_Star

I am fairly certain You can use a rar command at the command line to create multi part archives, check out the man in a terminal for the syntax
man rar


Thanks man, I know rar can do it from command line, I haven't figure out to do it with file-roller. GUI is always good.. right?

[Jose Catre-Vandis]

It should be easy with file-roller too...

Open file-roller (I have to do it from a terminal on my system!)
file-roller
Go Archive > New (or click on the white square icon)
type a name and choose .rar from the Archive type drop down
then click on the Other Options arrow/word
Tick the box for "split in volumes of"
and choose your size of rars
Click create and then add files or folders
and there you have your multi file archive :)

(You might need to put your files inside folders in order to create a multi file archive, when I tried just adding files, file-roller didn't split it into parts??)

and your point about using GUI to do this, its horses for courses, I guess once you have your command line syntax set up, it's quick to edit or you can write a script with variables. I don't multi file archive much so doesn't bother me either way.

[bth73]

What a stupid way of doing zip files. KISS
WHY is it done? Lots of things can be done, but should they?
Never seen it untill yesterday.

[jastonas]

what are you referring to with WHY?