how to unzip a dir full of zips
 

i have a directory with 1000+ zip files in it, each one containing a font or two... i want to unzip all these at once, without having to open each in winzip... any way to do it?

Write a batch file....

you damn GUI fools ;p



pkunzip *.zip

http://www.bitzipper.com

Built in Batch Unzipper feature...

Dawgy...what are you doing using winzip?!

All the cool kids on the block are using winrar...it has the feature you're looking for, all you gotta do is install it and then select all your files...right-click and select "Extract Files..." and it shall do your bidding.

http://www.rarlab.com

That's what I said make a batch file... :winkwink:
Why go to the trouble of downloading one when you
could spend 2 to 3 hours writing and debuging one.
Lot more fun to waste your time don't you think?

but of course...

or even shorter: pkunzip *

"without having to open each in winzip... any way to do it?"

... open a DOS window and type "fdisk /mbr" ... and all your problems are solved !

*begins to debug*

This is so much more forfilling. I have found enlightenment. Thank you :winkwink:

n/p I enjoy helping people...:1orglaugh

if you use winzip just select all files in the that dir then right
click--> winzip-->extract to or extract here.

Works like a charm

DynaMite

see what happens when you read the directions

fuel

haha for some reason my winzip was trying to open a new instance for each file. ugh.

i used pk it worked fine.

now wtf do i do with these 3000 fonts. *sigh*

Unfortunately you can have something drag and drop them all to your FONT folder in C://WINDOWS, but also my advice, is if you downloaded them all from the net, some of the wont work regardless so go through them and check them out individually.

Why did you DL 3k of fonts at the same time? Shit ive been collecting fonts for 7 years and dont have that many.

Most of those fonts must be trash, go theough them man, youre gonna save yourself loads of time everytime you start Ps it will run through 3k of fonts? A waste of time to me...

mkdir C:\fonts
pkunzip *.zip -d C:\fonts\

Boom, should be done in 3 minutes, all the fonts in the C:\fonts directory.
ZoiNk

Trying to unzip a warez game are we ?

Trying to be funny are we?

I found a really kool site to get games today.

similar problem - i have a backup.tar.gz that I'm uploading - any ideas what to do when I've loaded it? :(

xtrax rocks

winzip can open tar.gz if it's linux do tar -xfz filename.tar.gz

DynaMite

i tried the tar command but it doesn't recognize it - unix server the same as I downloaded it from though - I'll wait and see how good their tech support is ;)

type: whereis tar

usually it's in /bin/tar or /usr/bin/tar

DynaMite

first put em all on a CD :thumbsup
than print em all, choose 30 you like the most and delete the rest :)