Ubuntu Manpage: zipfile::mkzip - Build a zip archive

NAME

       zipfile::mkzip - Build a zip archive

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.6

       package require zipfile::mkzip  ?1.2.1?

       ::zipfile::mkzip::mkzip  zipfile  ?-zipkit?  ?-runtime  prefix?  ?-comment  string? ?-directory rootpath?
       ?-exclude exclude? ?--? ?path...?

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DESCRIPTION

       This package utilizes the zlib functions in Tcl 8.6 to build zip archives.

API

::zipfile::mkzip::mkzip zipfile ?-zipkit? ?-runtime prefix? ?-comment string? ?-directory rootpath?
?-exclude exclude? ?--? ?path...?
From http://wiki.tcl.tk/15158

This command constructs a zip archive from a directory tree using nothing but Tcl 8.6 core
features. The resulting zip file should be compatible with other zip programs - with the possible
exception of unicode support. The files generated by this command use utf-8 encoding for all
filenames and comments and it has been noticed particularly on Windows the info-zip and the
Windows built-in zip view have rather poor support for this part of the ZIP file specification.
The 7-Zip program does correctly display utf8 filenames however and the vfs::zip package will use
these of course.

If you use

::mkzip::mkzip mystuff.tm -zipkit -directory mystuff.vfs

it will pack your "mystuff.vfs/" virtual filesystem tree into a zip archive with a suitable header
such that on unix you may mark it executable and it should run with tclkit. Or you can run it with
tclsh or wish 8.6 if you like.

To change the executable header, specify the -runtime "preface" where preface is a file containing
code you want prefixed. For instance, on Windows you can create a self-extracting zip archive
using

mkzip mystuff.exe -directory mystuff.vfs -runtime unzipsfx.exe

The "unzipsfx.exe" is the Info-Zip self-extracting stub.

Accepted options:

-runtime path
This option specifies a file to use as prefix to the actual zip archive. If specified
-zipkit will be ignored.

-zipkit
Instructs the command to generate a prefix which makes the archive a zip-based starkit.
Ignored if -runtime is present.

-comment string
This options specifies a global comment to place into the generated archive.

-directory path
This option specifies the directory to place into the generated archive. If specified any
argument paths are ignored.

-exclude list
This option specifies a list of glob patterns. All paths matching at least one of the
patterns are not placed into the generated archive. This option defaults to

CVS/* */CVS/* *~ ".#*" "*/.#*"

-- This option signals the end of the options, forcing processing of all further words as
arguments, even if they begin with a dash character.

Accepted arguments:

path path
Each path is a directory or file to place into the generated archive. Note however that
these will be ignored when option -directory is specified.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This  document,  and  the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.  Please
       report such in the  category  zipfile  of  the  Tcllib  Trackers  [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].
       Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

       When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u.

       Note  further  that  attachments  are strongly preferred over inlined patches. Attachments can be made by
       going to the Edit form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then using the left-most  button
       in the secondary navigation bar.

KEYWORDS

       decompression, zip

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2009 Pat Thoyts

tcllib                                                1.2.1                                 zipfile::mkzip(3tcl)