How to setup Unix-like zip / unzip in Windows command prompt ( CMD )

Trabla : How to setup Unix-like zip / unzip in Windows command prompt ( CMD )

In this tutorial we will show how to to setup Unix-like zip / unzip in Windows command prompt ( CMD ) using open source archiving tool.

Solving:

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1. Download zip / unzip tools from following web-site :
http://stahlworks.com/dev/index.php?tool=zipunzip

2. Create folder zip_unzip on disk C e.g. C:\zip_unzip

3. Copy files zip.exe and unzip.exe into C:\zip_unzip folder

4. Add folder C:\zip_unzip to Path environment variable

- click on windows "Start" button
- right mouse button click on "Computer"
- click on "Properties"

- click on "Advanced system settings"

- click on  "Advanced" tab
- click on "Environment Variables..."

- click on "Path" variable
- click on "Edit" button

- add to "Variable value" text field following string:    C:\zip_unzip;
- click Ok button, and close all previous dialogs

5. Now let's do Testing :

- Run windows command prompt ( cmd )

- type in windows cmd "zip" and press enter

- type in windows cmd "unzip" and press enter

Hooray !!! :) Well done !!!