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[toralf]

Hi,

I want to compress files in a directory that may not be a NTFS directory. Therfore I can't use "compress.exe"

I'm looking for a tool that can compress each file into it's own compressed file but without specifying the file. Equivalent to "gzip *" under UNIX/LINUX.

Any Idea?

I had a look at Winzip, WinRar and pkzip, but all of them put several files in one archive. So they are actually a combination of "tar" and "gzip".
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toralf

[peejay]

One solution that pops to mind is creating an AHK script or a bat file that lists the individual files in a directory, and zips them to individual zip files.

WinZip 9 provides a Command Line Support Add-On.

You might also take a look at IZArc, a freeware zip program that provides a command line interface (according to the Help anyway, I've never tried this feature).
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[toralf]

Thank you for the help,

I also searched further and I found out that cygwin is coming with gzip. So I will try this first. But thanks again.
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toralf

[olaf]

[olaf]

forgot the example.
compress or uncompress all files in a directory.
bzip2 *
bunzip2 *

[toralf]

Thanky you.

I saw that they also have gzip and zip. Is there a reason you prefer bzip2?
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toralf

[olaf]

[BoBo]

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[Me]

[toralf]

Thanks a lot for all your comments/suggestions.

Since I have to take care of compatibility, I think I will use gzip.
We work on UNIX, LINUX and Windows, so gzip apperas to me as the best common tool.
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toralf

[olaf]