Batch the "Extract Here" command
EDIT Given: Using batch script.
You may wish to use a third party zip tool (highly recommend 7-ZIP command line version called 7z.exe) to accomplish this.
with 7z, the syntax is as follows:
7z <command> [<switch>...] <base_archive_name> [<arguments>...]
To extract the command would be:
7z e file.zip -y
the -y switch assume "Yes" answer to any questions that may come up during extraction such as overwrite requests.
So your command will read
CD "C:\Location\Of\ZipFiles"
FOR /F "USEBACKQ tokens=*" %%F IN (`DIR /b *.zip`) DO (7z e "%%F" -y)
If you want to output them into a different location, you can use the -o switch and specify the directory:
7z e "%%F" -y -oC:\Some\Other\Folder\
EDIT:
To perform the extract with full paths and specifying all ZIP archives only, use this:
7z x -tzip "C:\Location\of\zips\*"
Or even nutzier... all ZIP files on C: drive:
7z x -r -tzip "C:\*"
EDIT2:
Making it compatible with your output file, this:
dir /s /b *.zip > allzips.txt
for /F %%x in (allzips.txt) do (7z x -tzip "%%x")
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Marnix
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Marnix over 1 year
I would like to batch the "Extract Here..." command on a complete folder. Every type of archive should be unzipped into the current folder with the name of the archive file. I have found some BATCH scripts for just *.zip, but I don't care what kind of archive it is, as long as my archiver can open it.
Does anyone know what kind of archiver has such a batching funcionality? I can't seem to find it in 7-zip or winrar.
In pseudo:
Given folder x foreach archiveFile in x or descendant of x unzip archiveFile.extension >> "folder of archiveFile/archiveFile"
Update
I have tried the following for only zip files:dir /s /b *.zip > allzips.txt for /F %%x in (allzips.txt) do unzip %%x
Where
unzip
is still an unknown function.-
William Hilsum over 12 yearsCan you paste your code for the .zip here and I will adapt it.
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Marnix over 12 years@William There you go.
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Anthony Miller over 12 yearsSo you want to pull ALL ZIP FILES from anywhere on the drive and tell them to extract where they sit into a folder named the same as the zip file? And no in 7z the extract option is 'e'
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Anthony Miller over 12 yearsYou can use 'x' instead of 'e' to preserve the full path yes. My mistake.