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PKZIP(R) Version 2.50 FAST! Compression Utility for Windows 95/NT 4-15-1998 Copyright 1989-1998 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. Shareware Version PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off. Patent No. 5,051,745

 
 
 
PKZIP: (E6) No .ZIP file specified
Usage: PKZIP [command] [options] zipfile [@list] [files...]
 
   View .ZIP file contents: PKZIP zipfile
 
   Create a .ZIP file:      PKZIP -add zipfile file(s)...
 
   Extract files from .ZIP: PKZIP -extract zipfile
 
The above usages are only basic examples of PKZIP's capability.
 

   PKZIP Commands:
 
Add                   Default          Header          Sfx
Comment               Delete           Help            Test
Configuration         Extract          License         Version
Console               Fix              Print           View
 
   PKZIP Options:
 
204                   Header          NoExtended       Shortname
After                 Include         NoFix            Silent
Attributes            Level           Normal           Sort
Authenticity          ListChar        NoZipExtension   Span
Before                ListSfxTypes    OptionChar       Speed
Comment               Locale          Overwrite        Store
Decode                Mask            Password         Temp
Directories           Maximum         Path             Times
Encode                More            Preview          Volume
Exclude               Move            Recurse          Warning
Fast                  NameSfx         Sfx              Zipdate
 

Enter the command or option for additional help,  to exit
pkzip -ruop G:\zip\drive_c\gif.zip c:\*.gif

EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL BACKUP FILE STRUCTURE

c:
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\gif.zip c:\*.gif
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\htm.zip c:\*.htm
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\mak.zip c:\*.mak
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\frm.zip c:\*.frm
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\bas.zip c:\*.bas
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\doc.zip c:\*.doc
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\ini.zip c:\*.ini
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\bk.zip c:\*.bk
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\xls.zip c:\*.xls
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\dbf.zip c:\*.dbf
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\dic.zip c:\*.dic
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\cfg.zip c:\*.cfg
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\lbl.zip c:\*.lbl
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\csv.zip c:\*.csv
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\dbf.zip c:\*.dbf
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\fm.zip c:\*.fm
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\dat.zip c:\*.dat
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\Vpb.zip c:\*.Vpb
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\frx.zip c:\*.frx
pkzip -add=update -path=full -recurse -zipdate=newest  G:\zip\drive_c\mail.zip C:\netscape4\Users\ssalkow\Mail\*.*

Example of the Zip file created for each line of the above batch file

Note the path information is also present in the compressed file.