tldr/pages/linux/unzipsfx.md

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unzipsfx

Create a self-extracting compressed binary file by prepending self-extracting stubs on a zip file. More information: https://manned.org/unzipsfx.

  • Create a self-extracting binary file of a zip archive:

cat unzipsfx {{path/to/archive.zip}} > {{filename}} && chmod 755 {{filename}}

  • Extract a self-extracting binary in the current directory:

{{./path/to/binary)}}

  • Test a self-extracting binary for errors:

{{./path/to/binary)}} -t

  • Print content of a file in the self-extracting binary without extraction:

{{./path/to/binary)}} -c {{path/to/filename}}

  • Print comments on zip archive in the self-extracting binary:

{{./path/to/binary)}} -z