How to add to a zip archive from the commandline all files from a filelist in a textfile ?

[Tom Parson]

I have a textfile where hundereds of files (with path) are listed.

Now I want to add all these files to a (win)zip archive.
How do I do this from the command line ?

Using a DOS batch procedure with a command like:

for /F "tokens=*" %%* in (myfiles.lst) do zip "myarchive.zip" "%%*"

is not useful since the zip program needs to close and re-open the zip archive
for each file separately which is rather time consuming (20 times longer
than adding all files in one step)!

Is there a syntax which allows me to add all files in one step?

Tom

 

[David Candy]

Most zip programs have that feature. I've not heard of zip.exe.

 

[Guest]

This software (PKZIP) may be a little old school but should get the job done
just the same. Here a link to check it out.

http://www.pkware.com/home_and_small_office/downloads/

 

[billious]

I have a textfile where hundereds of files (with path) are listed.

Now I want to add all these files to a (win)zip archive.
How do I do this from the command line ?

Using a DOS batch procedure with a command like:

for /F "tokens=*" %%* in (myfiles.lst) do zip "myarchive.zip" "%%*"

is not useful since the zip program needs to close and re-open the zip
archive
for each file separately which is rather time consuming (20 times longer
than adding all files in one step)!

Is there a syntax which allows me to add all files in one step?

Tom

Using the winzip command-line module:

(from the documentation accessible using WZZIP/? from the prompt...)

wzzip [options] zipfile [@listfile] [files...]

Where listfile is a textfile containing filenames one to a line; wildcards
supported.

HTH

....Bill

 

[David J Dachtera]

I have a textfile where hundereds of files (with path) are listed.

Now I want to add all these files to a (win)zip archive.
How do I do this from the command line ?

Using a DOS batch procedure with a command like:

for /F "tokens=*" %%* in (myfiles.lst) do zip "myarchive.zip" "%%*"

is not useful since the zip program needs to close and re-open the zip archive
for each file separately which is rather time consuming (20 times longer
than adding all files in one step)!

Is there a syntax which allows me to add all files in one step?

Well, not sure about WinZIP, but the freeware zip program from InfoZip
supports a "-@" option, which should work like so:

type myfiles.lst | zip myarchive.zip -@

....although I lack the facilities to test that here.

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[Guest]

Well, not sure about WinZIP, but the freeware zip program from InfoZip
supports a "-@" option, which should work like so:

type myfiles.lst | zip myarchive.zip -@

...although I lack the facilities to test that here.

You can get an optional command line support add-on for Winzip from
http://winzip.com - this supports the -@ and @ options (to create and to
use a listfile).