[geeks] uncompressing self expanding archives

Kurt Huhn kurt at k-huhn.com
Thu Mar 28 21:45:47 CST 2002


> >   Self-extracting (i.e., .exe) ZIP files can be unzipped with regular
> > unix unzip.  Dunno about the StuffIt files.
> 
> you can get StuffIt Expander for Solaris, i haven't checked back since i got
> the Octane, so i don't know if there is an IRIX version or not.

I thought that Unix unizip would do the self-extracting zips - so I was
very confused when it didn't.  Turns out that they weren't - they were
Stuffit self-expanding archives.  I had to use m wife's computer to
expand 'em...

Kurt



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