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This document was created to introduce you to the command line version of PKZIP. One of the significant differences between this version of PKZIP and previous versions of PKZIP/PKUNZIP is the consolidation of compression and extraction (zip/unzip) functionality into a single program. In other words, the same program compresses and extracts files. Additionally, the command line syntax has been changed. This was done to make PKZIP easier to understand and use for the novice and power user alike. Hopefully, you will find all of the functionality of previous versions of PKZIP with a simpler more intuitive user interface.

If you have used earlier command line versions of PKZIP (e.g. PKZIP 2.04g), you may find the PKZIP Command Line Translation Table helpful.

Please keep in mind that although this document does include basic information to help you get started using PKZIP, it is not a user's manual. The Registered and Licensed versions of PKZIP come with extensive documentation including a comprehensive user's manual. The PKZIP User's Manual includes such things as tutorials as well as in depth discussions of PKZIP's advanced features.

PKZIP Usage:

Usage: pkzip25 [command] [options] zipfile [@list] [files...]

Examples:

     View .ZIP file contents: pkzip25 zipfile

     Create a .ZIP file: pkzip25 -add zipfile file(s)...

     Extract files from .ZIP: pkzip25 -extract zipfile

These are only basic examples of PKZIP's capability

PKZIP Command Reference:

An alphabetical listing of available PKZIP commands and options follows. You may wish to scroll through the entire list or click on one of the hyperlinks below to go directly to the specified command/option section.

PKZIP Commands:

PKZIP Options:

This document contains reference information on every PKZIP command and option. For each command/option, the following information is provided:
 

Category:	Represents:
Name/Description	The full name of the command/option and a brief description of what that command/option does.  If the command/option can be configured (defaulted) in the Configuration file, the word "configurable" appears after the description.
Value(s)	The value(s) associated with this command/option, including the "default" value for each.  If a command/option does not have an associated value, the phrase "no suboptions" appears.
Example usage	An example of how to include this command/option in your PKZIP command line, including possible abbreviations. For most options, you can abbreviate the command/option. These abbreviations are illustrated in the examples used in this appendix.
Used with	This command can be used for compression, extraction, viewing, testing, a combination, or as a stand-alone (none of the above).

Note: Most commands and options documented here work in all versions of PKZIP. In instances where a command, option, or suboption is specific to a platform or operating system, the document will indicate as much. (e.g. UNIX, DOS, OS/2).

Information on each command/option follows:
 

Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
204  turns on PKZIP for DOS 204g compatibility  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -204 save.zip *	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
add  add files to a .ZIP file  configurable	all - compress new files and all existing files  freshen - compress only files that exist in the .ZIP and that have changed  update - compress new and update existing files  incremental - compress only files that have the archive attribute on and subsequently turns off the archive attribute (DOS, OS/2)  -incremental - compress only files that have the archive attribute on and does not turn off the archive attribute (DOS OS/2)  -----------------------------  default = all	pkzip25 -add save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -add=freshen save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -add=increm save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -add=-increm save.zip *.doc	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
after  process files that are newer than, or equal to, a specified date  configurable	any date in format specified in Country-Settings or the locale option  e.g. the US date format is:  mmddyy  or  mmddyyyy  -----------------------------  no default value	for compression:  pkzip25 -add -aft=091595 save.zip *.doc  for extraction:  pkzip25 -ext -after=091595 save.zip *.doc	add, extract, delete, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
attributes  stores files with the specified file attribute information in the .ZIP file  configurable  (DOS, OS/2)	hidden - compress hidden files  system - compress system files  readonly - compress read-only files  all - compress all types of files  none - don’t compress files that have hidden, system, or read-only attributes; overrides the default attributes setting in config file  -----------------------------  default = readonly  default if used on command line without a sub-option = all	pkzip25 -add -attr=system,hidden save.zip *	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
authenticity  embed Authenticity Verification (AV) information in the .ZIP file  note: this option may only be used if you have received and installed AV information for your fully registered copy of PKZIP from PKWARE, Inc.	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -auth save.zip *.doc	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
before  process files that are older than a specified date  configurable	any date in format specified in Country-Settings or the locale option  e.g. the US date format is:  mmddyy  or  mmddyyyy  -----------------------------  no default value	for compression:  pkzip25 -add -bef=091595 save.zip *.doc  for extraction:  pkzip25 -ext -bef=091595 save.zip *.doc	add, extract, delete, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
comment  include a text comment for individual files within a .ZIP file  configurable	all - all files within .ZIP file  unchanged - only existing files that have not changed  add - only new files  freshen - only existing files   update - existing and new files  none - turn off comment   -----------------------------  default = add	pkzip25 -add -com=all save.zip *.doc	add, stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
configuration  define default values for most PKZIP commands/options	any configurable command or option specified in the previous chapters  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -config -extract=freshen  to see the current configuration values, type:  pkzip25 -config	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
console  perform a "mock" extract and display files on your screen	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -console save.zip *.txt	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
decode  instructs PKZIP to verify the encoding scheme (e.g. UUEncoded file) and process archived files in the event that PKZIP is unable to detect the file type automatically  note: PKZIP will normally detect different encoding schemes and automatically process archived files; a command line option is usually not necessary to enable this feature	no suboptions   -----------------------------   no default value	pkzip25 -extract -decode save.hqx	extract, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
default  reset the original defaults for the commands-options in the config file	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	to reset all defaults:  pkzip25 -default	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
delete  remove files from a .ZIP file	file(s) to delete  -----------------------------  no default value	for individual files:  pkzip25 -del save.zip doc1.txt  for a specific file pattern:   pkzip25 -del save.zip *.doc	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
directories  store directory path names during compression, or recreate directory path names while extracting  includes subdirectories (recurse)  configurable  note: using this command is the same as combining the path and recurse commands	current - store path information relative to the current path  root or full - store the entire path beginning at the root directory  specify - store the path information for each file being compressed (or recreates for each file being extracted), as specified on the command line  relative - store the directory path relative to the current working directory of the drive(s) specified (DOS)  none - overrides directory path information in configuration file  -----------------------------  default = none  default if used on command line without a sub-option = current	compression example (assumes you are in "/wp"):  pkzip25 -add -dir=root save.zip wp/docs/*  the path stored would be "wp/docs/*"  pkzip25 -add -dir=current save.zip wp/docs/*  the path stored would be: "docs/*"  extraction example:   pkzip25 -ext -direct save.zip /*  note: UNIX users should utilize the include option or place quotation marks around wildcard designations to bypass automatic wildcard expansion by the shell, which may restrict your pattern search	add, extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
encode  creates archive in the UUEncode format  note: PKZIP will create two files when the encode option is invoked; a .ZIP archive (e.g. save.zip) as well as UUEncoded version of the .ZIP file (e.g. save.uue) are created	no suboptions  -----------------------------   no default value	pkzip25 -add -encode save.zip *	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
exclude  exclude files from being compressed or extracted  configurable  note: you must specify a sub-option (e.g. file pattern or list file name preceded by an appropriate list character "@") with the exclude option	the file(s) or file pattern (for example, *.doc) being excluded  -----------------------------  no default value	compression example:  pkzip25 -add -excl=*.doc save.zip  extraction example:  pkzip25 -ext -excl=*.txt save.zip  setting exclude default:  pkzip25 -config -excl=*.txt  note: when you use the exclude option with the configuration command, PKZIP prompts you to configure the exclude default for add and/or extract operations	add, extract, delete, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
extract  extract files from a .ZIP file  configurable	all - all files in .ZIP file  freshen - only files in the .ZIP file that exist in the target directory and that are "newer" than those files will be extracted  update - files in the .ZIP file which already exist in the target directory and that are "newer" than those files as well as files that are "not" in the target directory will be extracted  -----------------------------  default = all	pkzip25 -ext=up save.zip	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
fast  set the level of compression to "fast" or level 2   configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -fast save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -config -fast	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
filetype  processes files with the specified file type information in the .ZIP file  (UNIX)  note:a "-" before a filetype sub-option tells PKZIP to exclude the specified filetype(s) regardless of the default configuration setting (e.g. -filetype=-hidden will exclude hidden files regardless of the default configuration setting)	hidden - include/exclude filenames that have a dot "." in the first position of the filename (e.g. .profile)  pipe - include/exclude pipe files. These are files having a file mode starting with "p" (e.g. prwxrw-rw-)  slink - include/exclude symbolic links. These are files having a file mode starting with "l" (e.g. lrw-rw-rw-)  hlink -include/exclude hard linked files. These are linked files that are not symbolic links. They are files with a link count >1  none - exclude all of the above file types; Generally, this option should be followed by one, or more, file types. This results in just the type(s) specified being included in the ZIP file. For example, -filetype=none, pipe results in only PIPE files being included  all - include all of the above file types  regular - include/exclude regular files  -----------------------------  default = regular	pkzip25 -filetype=all save.zip	add, extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
fix  recover a corrupt .ZIP file	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -fix save.zip	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
header  create a comment for a .ZIP file, which will appear in the header area of the .ZIP file  configurable	a text string or file specified with a list file character (e.g. @) that represents the header information   -----------------------------  no default value	to include specific text:  pkzip25 -add -hea save.zip *.doc  note: when you type this command, PKZIP will prompt you for the header text  to include an existing file:  pkzip25 -add -hea=@text.doc save.zip *.doc	add, stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
help  display Help for PKZIP	any command or option for which help is desired  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -help  pkzip25 -help=add  in this example you are specifying a specific command (add) for which you wish to view the Help file	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
id  preserve the user ID (UID) and/or group ID (GID) on extraction  (UNIX)  note: the user who extracts files with preserved UID and GID information must have the same UID as is archived in the .ZIP file or root (superuser) file privileges	userid - retain the user ID on extraction  groupid - retain the group ID on extraction  all - retain both the user ID and group ID on extraction  none - retain neither the user ID or group ID on extraction  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -extract -id=userid save.zip	extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
include  include files to compress or extract  configurable  note: you must specify a sub-option (e.g. file pattern or list file name preceded by an appropriate list character "@") with the exclude option	the file(s) or file pattern (for example, *.doc) being included  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -include=*.doc save.zip  in this example, only .doc files will be compressed  pkzip25 -config -include=*.txt  in this example, you are setting up .txt files as the files that you always want to compress or extract, until you change the default or override from the command line with the exclude option  note: when you use the include option with the configuration command, PKZIP prompts you to configure the include default for add and/or extract operations	add, extract, delete, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
level  set the level of compression  configurable	any digit from 0 through 9, with 0 being no compression at the fastest speed, and 9 being the most compression at the slowest speed  -----------------------------  default = level 5 (normal)	pkzip25 -add -lev=9 save.zip *.doc	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
license  display the product license information for PKZIP	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -lic	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
links  specify that linked files be followed or preserved in a .ZIP archive  (UNIX)  note: following a link results in a larger .ZIP file since two copies of file data are compressed as though each link is a separate file	hlink - hard links will be followed (stored) rather than preserved  slink - symbolic links will be followed (stored) rather that preserved  all - symbolic and hard links will be followed rather than preserved  none - symbolic and hard links will be preserved  -----------------------------  default = none	pkzip25 -add -filetype=hlink   -links=hlink save.zip  this example compresses regular and hard linked files as well as duplicates link and file data for each hard linked file added to the .ZIP file	add, filetype  note: you must use both the add command and filetype option with the links option
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
listchar  set the list character to the specified ASCII character for list files  configurable	any valid single character  -----------------------------  default = @	pkzip25 -config -listchar=+	add, extract, delete, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
listsfxtypes  display a list of the types of SFX files that can be created with PKZIP	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -listsfxtypes	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
locale  change the system locale environment value that defines the valid formats for all date and time fields entered using PKZIP  configurable  (OS/2)	a valid country name (e.g. us, germany, france)  environment - PKZIP will attempt to use the environment variable defined by the operating system  -----------------------------  default = US  default if used on command line without a sub-option = environment	pkzip25 -config -locale=germany  pkzip25 -add -locale=germany test.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -add -locale=environment test.zip *.doc	add, extract, delete, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
locale  set the default PKZIP time and date settings to match your system time and date formats  configurable  (DOS, UNIX)	no suboptions  -----------------------------  default = (time=12-Hour; date=MMDDYY)	pkzip25 -config -locale  pkzip25 -add -locale test.zip *.doc	add, extract, delete, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
lowercase  extracts file name(s) in lower case regardless of how it was originally archived   (UNIX)	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -extract -lowercase save.zip *	extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
mask  remove file attributes of files within a .ZIP file or when extracting  note: you can only remove the attributes that have been stored, as defined by the attribute command  configurable  (DOS, OS/2)	hidden - hidden attributes  system - system attributes  readonly - read-only attributes  none - no attributes (turns off attribute mask in the PKZIP Configurations Settings file for this instance only)  all - all attributes  -----------------------------  default (compress) = none  default (extract) = all  default if used on command line without a sub-option (compress and extract) = all	pkzip25 -add -attr=hidden   -mask=hidden save.zip  pkzip25 -extract -mask=none save.zip   pkzip25 -config -mask=hidden  note: when you use the mask option with the configuration command, PKZIP prompts you to configure the mask default for add and/or extract operations	add, extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
maximum  set the level of compression to the highest level, but lowest speed  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -max save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -config -max	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
more  pause after one screen of output and prompt to continue  configurable	the number of rows of information you want to consist of a screen  -----------------------------  default = one screen of information	pkzip25 -view -more=22 save.zip  pkzip25 -config -more  note: when you use the more option with the configuration command, PKZIP prompts you to configure the more default for add, extract, and/or view operations	all commands
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
move  remove the files from the source drive after compression (files will reside only in .ZIP file)  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -move save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -config -move  note: if the move option is enabled by default in the configuration file, PKZIP will display a confirmation prompt every time you attempt to modify the configuration file	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
namesfx  specify a file name when converting to a self-extracting file	a valid file name (e.g. filename.exe)   -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -sfx -namesfx=test.exe docs.zip	sfx
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
nametype  specify the format in which you wish to extract file(s)  configurable   (OS/2)	auto - auto-detection of file system and extraction format  short - files are extracted in 8+3 format  long - files are extracted in same format that they were originally added in  -----------------------------  default = auto  default if used on command line without a sub-option = short	pkzip25 -extract -nametype=long test.zip /temp	extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
noextended  suppress the storage of extended attribute information (excluding file permission attributes) when adding files or suppress the storage of file permission attributes when extracting files   note:by default PKZIP will suppress ownership (e.g. UID/GID) attributes on extraction; you may use the id option to preserve these attributes configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -noextended save.zip *	add, extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
nofix  suppress the "attempt to fix" prompt if PKZIP encounters errors in a .ZIP file  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -nofix save.zip *.doc	add, extract, delete, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
normal  set the level of compression to 5; for the best balance of compression and speed   configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -normal save.zip  pkzip25 -config -normal	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
nozipextension  suppress the adding of a .ZIP extension to the .ZIP file name  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -nozipextension file.ibm *.doc	all commands
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
optionchar  set the option character to the specified ASCII character  configurable	any valid single character  -----------------------------  default = - (dash)	pkzip25 -opt=+ +add save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -config -option=+	all commands
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
overwrite  determine whether or not to overwrite files on your hard drive with the files being extracted  configurable	prompt - prompt every file individually on whether to overwrite a file that has the same name as the one being extracted  all - overwrite all files that have a corresponding file on the hard drive  never - never overwrite a file that has a corresponding file on the hard drive  -----------------------------  default = prompt  default if used on command line without a sub-option = all	pkzip25 -ext -over=all save.zip	extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
password  include a password with your .ZIP file  configurable	your password, or no value  -----------------------------  no default value	to include password in the command:  pkzip25 -add -pass=beowulf save.zip  to have PKZIP prompt you for a password "after" you type the command:  pkzip25 -add -pass save.zip	add, extract, test
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
path  store directory path names for files within a .ZIP file  configurable	current -stores the path from the current directory  root/full - store the entire path beginning at the root of the drive; also referred to as "full" path  specify - store the path as specified in your pkzip command   relative - store the directory path relative to the current working directory of the drive(s) specified (DOS)  none - no path information stored  -----------------------------  default = none  default if used on command line without a sub-option = current	assuming in you are in "/temp":  pkzip25 -add -path=root save.zip docs/*  (the complete path is stored including "temp/docs/")  pkzip25 -add -path=current save.zip wp/docs/*  (the path stored would be "docs/wp")	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
permission  restores and/or sets the mode of a file on extraction  (UNIX)  note: PKZIP will automatically restore read, write, and execute permission attributes (assuming they have been stored in the .ZIP file) on extraction; the permission option is only necessary if you wish to restore other attributes (e.g. Set user ID, Set Group ID, sticky bit) or modify permissions and/or other attributes, stored with the archived files, on extraction	octal mode value  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -extract -permission save.zip  in this example PKZIP will preserve all permissions as well as other attributes on extraction  pkzip25 -extract -permisssion=4111 save.zip *  in this example PKZIP will preserve and/or attempt to modify all permissions as well as other attributes on extraction  note: the permissions option can only add permissions; it cannot take away permissions from an existing mode setting; the noextended option used in conjunction with your umask setting may be used to suppress permission attributes	extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
preview  preview the results of a set of commands or options without actually performing the task represented by that command/option	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -preview save.zip	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
print  print a file within a .ZIP file  (DOS, OS/2)	the print device use, for example, "lpt1"  -----------------------------  default = the default printer on your system	pkzip25 -print=lpt1 save.zip readme.txt  if you do not specify a print device, the "default" printer is used	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
recurse  search subdirectories for files to compress  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -rec save.zip addendum.doc  note: UNIX users should utilize the include option or place quotation marks around wildcard designations to bypass automatic wildcard expansion by the shell, which may restrict your pattern search	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
sfx  create a self-extracting .ZIP file (.EXE file), or convert an existing .ZIP file to a .EXE file  configurable  note: for a listing of available self extractors, use the listsfxtypes option	dosfull - create a DOS- formatted self-extractor  jrdos - create a DOS junior self-extractor  win16 - create a Windows 16-bit self-extractor  -----------------------------  default = (create an sfx native to the operating system)	for a new .ZIP file:  pkzip25 -add -sfx save  to convert an existing .ZIP file:  pkzip25 -sfx save.zip	add, stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
shortname  convert .ZIP file name in long file name format to a DOS or equivalent "short" file name  note: PKZIP includes sub-options for both OS/2 and DOS because of the differences in the way each OS handles short file names  configurable	dos - convert .ZIP file to a dos-equivalent short file name  os2 - convert .ZIP file to an -equivalent short file name  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -short=dos save.zip	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
silent  suppress all screen display output  configurable  note: errors and warnings are displayed whether the silent option is specified or not, however, prompts for other PKZIP operations are not displayed (e.g. Password)	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -silent save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -config -silent  note: if the silent option is enabled by default in the configuration file, PKZIP will display a confirmation prompt every time you attempt to modify the configuration file	all commands
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
sort  sort files within .ZIP file based on specific criteria (for example, by file size)  configurable  note: the crc and ratio sub-options will not work with the add command and sort option	crc - sort by CRC value  date - sort by file date of file  extension - sort by file extension  name - sort alphabetically by name  natural - sort in the order that the file was compressed  ratio - sort by compression ratio  size - sort by the original, uncompressed size of the file ("length" in display)  none - do not sort (same as natural)  -----------------------------  default = natural  default if used on command line without a sub-option = name	pkzip25 -add -sort=date save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -config -sort=date  note: when you use the sort option with the configuration command, PKZIP prompts you to configure the mask default for add, extract, and/or view operations	add, extract, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
span  forces disk spanning in the event that PKZIP is unable to detect the fact that destination directory is on removable media  note: the spanning process should proceed automatically; a command line option is usually not necessary to enable this feature  (DOS, OS/2)	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -span a:\save.zip *.doc	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
speed  sets the level of compression to 1, which is the least but fastest compression  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -speed save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -config -speed	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
store  sets the level of compression to 0 (no compression), and only stores the files within the .ZIP file  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -store save.zip *.doc  pkzip25 -config -store	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
temp  creates the temporary .ZIP file required by PKZIP, on specified drive   note: the temp option only works when updating an existing .ZIP file	the drive and/or path.  e.g. C: or /root/temp  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -add -temp=Z:\PUBLIC test.zip *.txt  this example updates the .ZIP file test.zip and uses the Z:\PUBLIC directory location for the temp file  pkzip25 -add -temp=/temp test.zip *.txt  this example updates the .ZIP file test.zip and uses the /temp directory location for the temp file	add
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
test  test the integrity of files within a .ZIP file  configurable	all - all files in .ZIP file will be tested  freshen - only those files in the .ZIP file which already exist in the extract directory and that have a file modification date newer that the files already in the directory will be tested  update - files in the .ZIP file which already exist in the target directory and that are "newer" than those files and files that are "not" in the target directory will be tested  -----------------------------  default = all	pkzip25 -test save.zip	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
times  specify whether file access, creation, and modification times are to be preserved  (DOS, UNIX)	access - restores the time of last access to file(s) on extraction  modify - restores the time of last modification to file(s) on extraction  create - restores the time of creation to file(s) on extraction (DOS)  all - all file times are restored  none - file times are not restored  -------------------------------  default = none	pkzip25 -extract -times=access save.zip	extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
translate  analyze text files in a .ZIP file and if necessary translate the carriage return/newline sequence for compatibility with a specified operating system  (UNIX)	none - no translation is performed on text files  dos - translates text files so lines end with a return/newline pair as per the DOS standard  mac - translates text files so lines end with a single carriage return as per the MacOS standard  unix - translates text files so lines end with a single newline as per the UNIX (i.e. POSIX) standard  -------------------------------   default = none  default if used on command line without a sub-option = native operating system compatibility translation	pkzip25 -extract -translate=unix save.zip	extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
version  determine the version of PKZIP you are running  note: PKZIP also returns the version number to the shell by way of setting the error level; the version number value is passed directly to the shell and as such is not viewable by the user	major - returns the major version number of the release  minor - returns the minor number of the release (e.g. - if the version number is 2.5.1, the value returned is 5)  step - returns the step, or patch value. (e.g. - if the version is 2.04.01, the step value returned is 1)  -----------------------------  default = major	pkzip25 -version	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
view  display information about the files within a .ZIP file, for example, the compressed size of a file  configurable	brief - present information in the most compact manner  details - present information in the most detailed manner  normal - present information in the normal manner  -----------------------------  default = normal	pkzip25 -view save.zip	stand-alone
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
volume  store/restore the volume label with the .ZIP file  configurable  (DOS, OS/2)	a drive letter (for example, C)  -----------------------------  default = no volume label  default if used on command line without a sub-option = current drive	pkzip25 -add -volume=C save.zip *.docs	add, extract
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
warning  pause after every warning, and prompt you to continue or not  configurable	no suboptions  -----------------------------  no default value	pkzip25 -ext -warn save.zip *	add, extract, test, view
Name/Description:	Value(s):	Example usage:	Used with:
zipdate  set the file modification date of the .ZIP file   configurable	newest - set to the date of the "newest" file within the .ZIP file  oldest - set to the date of the "oldest" file within the .ZIP file  retain - retain the original date of the .ZIP file (the date on which the .ZIP file was created)  none - disable the .ZIP file date in the config file, and set the .ZIP date as the last modification date  -----------------------------  default = the current date  default if used on command line without a sub-option = retain	pkzip25 -add=update   -zipdate=retain save.zip *.txt	add

 

PKZIP Command Line Translation Table
 

PKZIP 2.04 Command:	PKZIP 2.50 Command/Option
pkzip	pkzip25 -add
-b<drive:path>	-temp=drive:path
-c/-C	-comment(all,unchanged,add,freshen,update,none)
-d	-delete
-e[x|n|f|s|0]	-level (0-9)
-ex	-maximum
-en	-normal
-ef	-fast
-es	-speed
-e0	-store
-f	-freshen
-h	-help
-i	-add=incremental
-i-	-add=-incremental
-j<h,r,s>	-mask=all (hidden,system,readonly)
-J<h,r,s>	-mask=none (default)
-k	-zipdate=retain
-m[u|f]	-move (with /add=update or /add=freshen)
-o	-zipdate (newest,oldest,retain,none)
-p	-path (current,relative,specify)
-P	-path=full
-r	-recurse
-rp/-rP	-directories (current,full,relative,specify,none)
-s[password]	-password (or -password=xxxx)
-t<date>	-after=mmddyy (or mmddyyyy)
-T<date>	-before=mmddyy (or mmddyyyy)
-u	-add=update
-v	-view (brief,details,normal)
-w<h,s>W<h,s>	-attributes (hidden,system,readonly,all,none)
-x<filename	-exclude=filename
-x@listfile	-exclude=@listfile
-z	-header
-&	-span (to force if not detected)
-$[d]	-volume=drive
pkunzip	pkzip25 -extract
-c[m]	-console (-more)
-d	-directories
-e[r][c|d|e|n|p|s]	-sort (crc,date,extension,name,ratio,size,natural,none)
-f	-extract=freshen
-h	-help
-j<h,r,s>	-mask=all (default) (hidden,system,readonly)
-J<h,r,s>	-mask=none
-n	-extract=freshen
-o	-overwrite (prompt,all,never)
-p[a/b][c][#]	-print
-s[password]	-password (or -password=password)
-t	-test (all,freshen,update)
-v	-view (brief,details,normal)
-x<filespec>	-exclude=filename
-x@listfile	-exclude=@listfile