-v[b][r,c|d|e|n|o|p|s][m] View [brief] file information
-vt[m] View Technical file information
This option will display technical information concerning the files
contained within a .ZIP file. There are several options available with
the View option. Each of the -v options may have an `m' added to it,
causing the screen to pause every 25 lines.
In it's simplest form the -v by itself gives a display similar to this:
pkzip am70 -v
PKZIP (R) FAST! Create/Update Utility Version 2
Copr. 1989-1992 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. PKZIP/h for help
PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off. Patent No. 5,051,745
■ 80486 CPU detected.
■ XMS version 3.00 detected.
■ Novell Netware version 3.11 detected.
Searching ZIP: AM70.ZIP - PKWARE Support BBS (414) 354-8670
Length Method Size Ratio Date Time CRC-32 Attr Name
------ ------ ----- ----- -------- ----- -------- ---- ------------
76812 DeflatX 23139 70% 01-30-92 12:03 971fea04 --w- AM.DOC
191872 DeflatX 80773 58% 01-31-92 15:02 25cf904a --w- AM.EXE
11664 DeflatX 6935 41% 01-30-92 11:57 183b5606 --w- AM.HLP
149567 DeflatX 63211 58% 01-31-92 15:02 bf2fffee --w- AM.OVR
2262 DeflatX 1021 55% 03-16-91 10:39 50b63fc5 --w- NEW-WARE.BBS
5327 DeflatX 2068 62% 10-14-91 11:25 924efc72 --w- PATHINFO.TXT
130 DeflatX 118 10% 11-14-90 10:05 fd1b1183 --w- PROGMENU.AM
3664 DeflatX 1644 56% 04-04-91 10:32 c8d5c9cf --w- PROGMENU.DOC
1688 DeflatX 740 57% 11-10-90 11:27 8ef23b8a --w- READ!.POP
1416 DeflatX 595 58% 01-30-92 12:03 32b1497e --w- VENDOR.DOC
2167 DeflatX 949 57% 01-30-92 12:07 2e13f4d4 --w- WARNING.!!!
2200 DeflatX 1049 53% 01-30-92 12:01 20c953ee --w- WHAT'S.NEW
------ ------ --- ------------
448769 182242 60% 12
This is the standard, unsorted view of the .ZIP file contents. The
columns displayed from left to right consist of:
Length Original (non-compressed) size of the file
Method Type of compression routine used on this file
Size Current (compressed) size of the file
Ratio Percent reduction in file size
Date Date of the file (as it would appear in a directory listing)
Time Time of the file
CRC-32 The value of the file as calculated by the CRC-32 routine
Attribute The stored attributes of the file, (system, hidden, writable,
read-only, *=encrypted)
Name Name of the file
The -vb (brief) option will display an identical listing, minus the CRC-32
and Attribute columns.
The -vt option shows additional technical information about a file. When
this option is active, a report similar to the following will be
displayed:
C:\>pkzip am70 -vt am.doc
PKZIP (R) FAST! Create/Update Utility Version 2
Copr. 1989-1992 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. PKZIP/h for help
PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off. Patent No. 5,051,745
■ 80486 CPU detected.
■ XMS version 3.00 detected.
■ Novell Netware version 3.11 detected.
Searching ZIP: AM70.ZIP - PKWARE Support BBS (414)354-8670
Filename: AM.DOC
File type: text
Attributes: --w-
Date and Time: Jan 30,1992 12:03:54
Compression Method: DeflatX
Compressed Size: 23139
Uncompressed Size: 76812
32 bit CRC value: 971fea04
Created by: PKZIP: 2.0 under MS-DOS
Needed to extract: PKUNZIP: 2.0
The "File type" is a judgement made by PKZIP during compression based upon
the contents of the file. It will be either "BINARY" or "TEXT".
The "Created By" lists both the version level of PKZIP and the operating
system used when the .ZIP file was created. Below that is listed the
minimum version of PKUNZIP that would be required to extract the file.
Sort Order
By adding one of the following letters to the -v, -vb, or -vt command you
can specify the sort order of the display.
d File Date
e File Extension
n File Name
o Natural Order (Sort order can be permanently specified in the
configuration file, the "o" option will override this.)
p Percentage of compression, smallest to largest
s File Size, smallest to largest
Any of the above sort orders may be reversed with an "r".
r Reverse display order
If you wish to also view the individual file comments with the listing
specify "c" on the command line.
pkzip hildie.zip -vbcnr
This example would display a brief list of the file contents, including
individual file contents, and sorted in reverse name order.
View With MORE
pkzip totoro.zip -vtrm
This example makes use of the "more" feature available with the view
command. This causes the display to pause after every 25 lines of
information. Adding an `m' to any -v command will cause it to pause every
screenful.