There is a zip/unzip option in the context menu so is it accessible from the command line?
4 Answers
Yes and no.
The yes:
rundll32.exe zipfldr.dll,RouteTheCall filename.zip
would open the file in the explorer as a "compressed folder" similar to clicking open a zip folder
The no:
There is no other entry point in zipfldr.dll that allows decompressing files directly from command line. I would suggest using the 7zip command utilities or unzip.exe as these are free (as in freedom as well as in beer)
If you already have Java JDK on your PC, and the bin directory is in your path (in most cases), you can use the command line:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_45\bin>jar xf test.zip
Complete set of options for the jar tool available here.
Examples:
Extract jar file
jar x[v]f jarfile [inputfiles] [-Joption]
jar x[v] [inputfiles] [-Joption]
If you don't have JDK installed I would recommend installing 7-Zip, since it's very lightweight: http://www.7-zip.org/
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1Good suggestion! It's 3rd party package that probably exist on server and allows to avoid installing additional software that may cause additional security risks.– gavenkoaMay 31, 2017 at 7:25
As Jason Duffett's reply
you can try "expand MyFile.zip myFile" in cmd line
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1As the comments on the Stack Overflow answer point out, this works only for
.CAB
files, not zip files. Feb 9, 2017 at 7:02 -
Please read the question again carefully. Your answer does not answer the original question.– DavidPostill ♦Feb 9, 2017 at 10:38
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sorry for my careless, my reply is for .CAB not for zip files. Thanks for correct.– kyc1109Feb 14, 2017 at 6:38
No it doesn't by default, but check here to do it anyway: http://stahlworks.com/dev/index.php?tool=zipunzip