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Compressing big files into several files ubuntu
so I am wondering if we on Ubuntu have an option to compress an directory of for instance 2GB size into several files that are restricted to the size of say 100 MB? I know on m$ Windows you can do ...
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Download ZIP file with curl command
How can I download ZIP file with curl command? I tried curl -sO, but error occurred. I want to download zip file from address:
http://github.com/ziyaddin/xampp/archive/master.zip
but can't. What must ...
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Problem With Zip File
I am having a problem, not only opening, but doing anything with a Zip file. I first encountered this problem when trying to download something(CKeditor). This is the error message that showed when I ...
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Strange behavior after compressing files with password
I was playing around with python(2.7) when I decided to make a zip-file brute-force Iassword cracker. The code uses a dictionary.txt file with different words that are tried as the password of the zip ...
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How to install a Virgo FTP on ubuntu 12.10 on Session fallback desktop
I am using Ubuntu 12.10 with session fallback desktop and really very much confused about how to install a software on Ubuntu. Please clarify few issue. I want to install virgoFTP . I download it from ...
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Create zip of folder with same name
I want to create zip of a folder from command-line. I can do something like
zip -r folder.zip folder. I want to give the zipped folder same name as the original folder. I can simulate this by writing ...
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How can I create zip file with the date in its name?
In the command-line, how can I create a zip file from a directory, whose name would be the current date?
I can use zip -r name dir, but how give it the date for a name?
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How to zip contents recursively under the directory foo/*.*?
zip -r /tmp/foo/bar.zip /tmp/foo/* > /dev/null 2>&1
and the achieve is in this structure
/tmp
/foo
file1
file2
dir1/
file3
dir/2
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RhythmBox only plays downloaded music when the Archive Manager is open
Ubuntu 12.04.
I have downloaded some music (They're in a ZIP format, by the way), and they play fine, and the NotifyOSD comes up, as usual. But when I play the music, the Archive Manager HAS to stay ...
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How do I determine the uncompressed size of a zip file without decompressing it?
I have a large zip file and a limited amount of disk space.
Can I determine how much space the expanded contents will take without decompressing the file?
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Using Terminal to open a file within a jar file?
How can I open and see within a file within a jar file from within Terminal?
I can use less to print out all the files within the jar file, but how can I open these files?
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Cloning a repository?
I need to clone a repository. The command is:
git clone https://github.com/androportal/linux-sunxi.git
If I do it this way it takes a long time to install/download. Now I opened this link and I got ...
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Are there any good command line tools for compressing/decompressing snappy?
I have some snappy files that I'd like to be able to compress/decompress on the command line. I didn't see any obvious tools, is there's something standard that people use for snappy?
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split zip file and join them in windows
I searched before posting the question, but couldn't find anything related. All I need is some help in splitting a zip file in ubuntu as .z01, .z02 etc... so that I would join them in windows back.
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How do I make the directories in a zip file relative to the target directory instead of my working directory
I'm calling the zip command from a script where I cannot change directory.
I need to make a zip file of the stuff in data/kit123/ from the directory which data resides in, but I want the contents of ...
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Windows vista shows ISO file as ZIP! [closed]
When I download the ISO file my system shows the file as a zip file and not an ISO. I have tried to burn the file as an image to a DVD but my laptop will not bootup from the CD.
Settting in the BIOS ...
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Is it possible to zip changed files into a separate archive with only the changed files
If I zip a folder, make changes to the normal unzipped files and then zip that folder again, is it possible to have only those changed files in a new separate archive?
So first zip command would be:
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Archive Manager won't compress files
I've been zipping files to send to people, and they're not being compressed, even though it says they are. or maybe they're being super-minimally compressed. But I even managed to zip a folder and ...
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How to list content of all .zip files in a folder and grep for a specific file?
I have 348 zip files and I want to find a file that is in one of the zip files, unzip -l doesn't work with wild cards?
How can I list content of all .zip files and grep through the merged list of ...
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Script for Creating Multiple ZIP archives from Multiple Folders
I want to be able to right click multiple folders inside of a directory in nautilus, and be able to create seperate zip archives from those folders in that same directory. If possible it would also be ...
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Bunch of zip binaries and a pckg_list
I got from one guy a directory with bunch of zip files (/binary/*), and a pckg_list file, with a structure like, for example, that:
Package : TIZEN-IDE
Version : 1.0.0
OS : windows
Build-host-os : ...
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Differentiate between apk and jar files
Is there any way to tell these two files apart? They're both identified as zip files using the command file, so is there a way to tell them apart? (Disregarding extension of course).
NOTE: Trying to ...
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Move all files in several folders
So I unzipped a file with 1000+ folders, is there a way to "flatten" these folders? As in, grab all the contents from every folder and dump them into another directory.
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How do I batch rename a specific file inside multiple zip archives via the command line?
I have about 200+ shareware files in zip format that each contain a file called "FILE_ID.DIZ". I need to know how to rename each instance to lowercase "file_id.diz" without doing it manually - I've ...
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What is a Linux equivalent to pkzip or winzip or the GUI version of 7zip?
GUI-based applications like PKZIP and winzip (and the GUI version of 7z/7zip) let us browse around our directories and create a compressed file that contains lots of different directories and files, ...
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Unable to create .zip files or modify .xpi with file roller in Oneiric
I'm trying to modify a Firefox plugin in .xpi format using file roller. When I try to resave the file after making modifications, I get an error:
7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov ...
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7-zip error:Extracting META-INF/AIR/hash-Unsupported Method
i get this error when extracting an .air file of botanicula:
this is the only error when extracting with 7-Zip on Xubuntu 11.04
7-Zip 9.04 beta Copyright (c) 1999-2009 Igor Pavlov 2009-05-30
p7zip ...
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How to transfer music from zip archive to Banshee
Whenever I open a 2gb zip file using Banshee, it plays fine until I close the archive, at which point it ceases to play. Why won't it play the songs when the archive is closed, just like it does for ...
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How to install Chromium .zip file?
I have the zip file but I don't know to install it from a .zip file. Here are the contents of the extracted chrome-linux.zip file:
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How to unzip files into the current directory?
I am trying to write a bash script that will automatically unzip mp3 downloads and move them into my ~/music folder.
My problem is that when I use the unzip command, it creates it's own folder ...
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Add password to an existing zip file
is there a way to add a password to an existing .zip file in Ubuntu?
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How to mount a zip file as a file system?
Can I mount a zip (or other non-solid (so that accessing a file wouldn't decompress the whole archive) compressed archive format file) as a file system in Ubuntu?
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Extracting zip file fails giving error need PK compat. v5.1
I have a password protected zip file which was created in Windows. When I am trying to extract the same file under Ubuntu I get the error need PK compat. v5.1 (can do v4.6). Any idea how to proceed?
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How do I create an encrypted archive containing specific files?
How do I create a password protected archive containing all the files with the extension conf from /etc?
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How to compare zip files' contents?
Is there any tool to compare zips by content?
maybe some krusader addon or command-line magic?
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How can I create a zip archive of a whole directory via terminal without hidden files?
I have a project with lots of hidden folders / files in it. I want to create a zip-archive of it, but in the archive shouldn't be any hidden folders / files. If files in a hidden folder are not ...
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Is there a way “extract and delete zip file” in a single command?
Is there a way (preferrable via GUI, but may be via command line) to extract a zip file and delete the zip after extracted, all in a single command?
(I remember I saw someone doing something like ...
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How do I partially suppress the command-line output of zip?
The Background: I have a python script that generates a bunch of images (png format, minimum of several hundred), runs ffmpeg to turn them into a short video, and then puts all of the images into a ...
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Ubuntu One can't sync a 481mb zip file [closed]
Been trying for days to sync a 481mb zip file. Wont sync, get the arrows and exclamation point emblem. Smaller zip files sync FINE, easily. Large files have synced for me in the past. WTF is going ...
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What's the easiest way to unrar a file?
I just realized I can't unrar .rar files on my Ubuntu machine! :)
What's the easiest way to accomplish this fundamental task? If possible I'd love something like 7Zip that I can just right Click, and ...
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Is it possible to copy a file into a zip archive?
I want to copy a file into a ZIP or JAR archive.
Is that possible? If so how?
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How do I zip up a folder but exclude the .git subfolder
I'm trying to create a zip file from a folder and I'd like to exclude the .git sub-folder from the resulting zip file.
I have gone to the parent folder of the one I want to zip (called bitvolution) ...
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How do I compress a directory?
I'm trying to compress a directory and ftp it to a windows ftp.
I have tried every tar command I can find to compress a directory. It appears to be ok. Then I transfer it and view it's contents ...
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How to install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file?
I have downloaded tar.gz files. But I don't know how to install it. How do I install this kind of file?
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Problem with installing programs
I am unable to install programs for the Ubuntu 10.10 system. The download is ok, but when attempting to install them, the following message is displayed,
AN ERROR OCCURRED WHILE OPENING THE ARCHIVE
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Create encrypted (password protected) zip file
How do I create an encrypted (password protected) zip file?
