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  -v[b][r,c|d|e|n|o|p|s][m]   View [brief] file information
  -vt[m]                      View Technical file information

  This option will display technical information concerning the files
  contained within a .ZIP file.  There are several options available with
  the View option.  Each of the -v options may have an `m' added to it,
  causing the screen to pause every 25 lines.

  In it's simplest form the -v by itself gives a display similar to this:

   pkzip am70 -v

   PKZIP (R)  FAST!  Create/Update Utility  Version 2
   Copr. 1989-1992 PKWARE Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  PKZIP/h for help
   PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off.   Patent No. 5,051,745

   . 80486 CPU detected.
   . XMS version 3.00 detected.
   . Novell Netware version 3.11 detected.

   Searching ZIP: AM70.ZIP - PKWARE Support BBS (414) 354-8670

   Length  Method    Size  Ratio   Date    Time    CRC-32  Attr  Name
   ------  ------    ----- ----- --------  -----  -------- ----  ------------
    76812  DeflatX   23139  70%  01-30-92  12:03  971fea04 --w-  AM.DOC
   191872  DeflatX   80773  58%  01-31-92  15:02  25cf904a --w-  AM.EXE
    11664  DeflatX    6935  41%  01-30-92  11:57  183b5606 --w-  AM.HLP
   149567  DeflatX   63211  58%  01-31-92  15:02  bf2fffee --w-  AM.OVR
     2262  DeflatX    1021  55%  03-16-91  10:39  50b63fc5 --w-  NEW-WARE.BBS
     5327  DeflatX    2068  62%  10-14-91  11:25  924efc72 --w-  PATHINFO.TXT
      130  DeflatX     118  10%  11-14-90  10:05  fd1b1183 --w-  PROGMENU.AM
     3664  DeflatX    1644  56%  04-04-91  10:32  c8d5c9cf --w-  PROGMENU.DOC
     1688  DeflatX     740  57%  11-10-90  11:27  8ef23b8a --w-  READ!.POP
     1416  DeflatX     595  58%  01-30-92  12:03  32b1497e --w-  VENDOR.DOC
     2167  DeflatX     949  57%  01-30-92  12:07  2e13f4d4 --w-  WARNING.!!!
     2200  DeflatX    1049  53%  01-30-92  12:01  20c953ee --w-  WHAT'S.NEW
   ------           ------  ---                                  ------------
   448769           182242  60%                                       12

  This is the standard, unsorted view of the .ZIP file contents.  The
  columns displayed from left to right consist of:

  Length     Original (non-compressed) size of the file
  Method     Type of compression routine used on this file
  Size       Current (compressed) size of the file
  Ratio      Percent reduction in file size
  Date       Date of the file (as it would appear in a directory listing)
  Time       Time of the file
  CRC-32     The value of the file as calculated by the CRC-32 routine
  Attribute  The stored attributes of the file, (system, hidden, writable,
             read-only, *=encrypted)
  Name       Name of the file

  The -vb (brief) option will display an identical listing, minus the CRC-32
  and Attribute columns.

  The -vt option shows additional technical information about a file.  When
  this option is active, a report similar to the following will be
  displayed:

   C:\>pkzip am70 -vt am.doc

   PKZIP (R)  FAST!  Create/Update Utility  Version 2
   Copr. 1989-1992 PKWARE Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  PKZIP/h for help
   PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off.   Patent No. 5,051,745

   . 80486 CPU detected.
   . XMS version 3.00 detected.
   . Novell Netware version 3.11 detected.

   Searching ZIP: AM70.ZIP - PKWARE Support BBS (414)354-8670

             Filename: AM.DOC
            File type: text
           Attributes: --w-
        Date and Time: Jan 30,1992  12:03:54
   Compression Method: DeflatX
      Compressed Size: 23139
    Uncompressed Size: 76812
     32 bit CRC value: 971fea04
           Created by: PKZIP: 2.0 under MS-DOS
    Needed to extract: PKUNZIP: 2.0

  The "File type" is a judgement made by PKZIP during compression based upon
  the contents of the file.  It will be either "BINARY" or "TEXT".

  The "Created By" lists both the version level of PKZIP and the operating
  system used when the .ZIP file was created.  Below that is listed the
  minimum version of PKUNZIP that would be required to extract the file.

  Sort Order

  By adding one of the following letters to the -v, -vb, or -vt command you
  can specify the sort order of the display.

     d     File Date
     e     File Extension
     n     File Name
     o     Natural Order (Sort order can be permanently specified in the
           configuration file, the "o" option will override this.)
     p     Percentage of compression, smallest to largest
     s     File Size, smallest to largest

  Any of the above sort orders may be reversed with an "r".

     r     Reverse display order

  If you wish to also view the individual file comments with the listing
  specify "c" on the command line.

     pkzip hildie.zip -vbcnr

  This example would display a brief list of the file contents, including
  individual file contents, and sorted in reverse name order.

  View With MORE

     pkzip totoro.zip -vtrm

  This example makes use of the "more" feature available with the view
  command.  This causes the display to pause after every 25 lines of
  information.  Adding an `m' to any -v command will cause it to pause every
  screenful.