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--- docs:tips_n_tricks:max_os_x:zip.html [08.10.2012 16:33 CEST] – [Using pipes] peter
+++ docs:tips_n_tricks:max_os_x:zip.html [30.06.2021 00:22 CEST] (current) – peter
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   unzip backup - | tar -xf -
-This will not work. The reason is - as stated in the man page as well - that zip switches to //Zip64// mode which is suited for large files as on a pipe the file size is not known in advance. And obviously unzip can't handle that format. There are to solutions to this:
+This will not work. The reason is - as stated in the man page as well - that zip switches to //Zip64// mode which is suited for large files as on a pipe the file size is not known in advance. And obviously unzip can't handle that format. There are two solutions to this:
   - Pack with ''-fz-''<code>
-tar -cv - . | zip backup -fz- -</code>
+tar -cv - * .* | zip backup.zip -fz- -</code>
   - Unpack with ''funzip'':<code>
-funzip backup | tar -xf -</code>
+funzip backup.zip | tar -xf -</code>
 According to the man page, ''gunzip'' should work too, but neither the builtin ''gunzip'' from //OS X 10.6.x// nor the ''gunzip'' from //[[http://www.macports.org|MacPorts]]// recognized the format.