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Submitted by KenHayber on Sun, 2006-01-01 17:08
Summary: 
create and unpack archive files (supported formats include zip, tar, gz and bz).
Current stable version: 
2.1
Current testing version: 
2.2
Primary author(s): 
Thomas Leonard
Zero Install URL (drag link to AddApp to install): 
http://rox.sourceforge.net/2005/interfaces/Archive
Downloads: 
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7023&package_id=8376
Changelog: 
http://repo.or.cz/w/rox-archive.git

Archive is a very easy to use program for creating and extracting file archives. For example, let's imagine you want to archive your `Mail' directory onto a zip disk:

  1. Drag it to the Archive program:

    http://rox.sourceforge.net/screens/archive1.gif

  2. A savebox pops up with the compressed archive. Drag it to the zip drive:

    http://rox.sourceforge.net/screens/archive2.gif

Done! Extracting is just as easy.

Features

  • Can create .tgz, .tar.bz2, .zip, .jar and .tar archives.
  • Can extract all the above, and .rar, .rpm, .cpio and .deb formats.
  • Can compress and decompress files to/from .gz, .uue and .bz2 formats.
  • Full drag-and-drop support.

Manual installation

If you don't want to use AddApp to install, then:

  1. Make sure ROX-Lib2 is installed (e.g. drag it to your ~/.local/lib directory).
  2. Download the archive above.
  3. Extract it somewhere, like this:
    $ tar xzf archive-2.0.tgz
  4. Drag a file, directory or archive to it from ROX-Filer. Use the filer's Set Run Action box to make Archive the default handler for compressed files!

There is no need to compile; it's a python program.

Tip

Right-click on a directory and choose Customize from the menu. Symlink Archive into the SendTo directory that appears.

You can now create an archive from any directory by right-clicking on the directory and choosing Archive from the menu.

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"Set Run Action" to invoke Archive

Submitted by ghostsblood (not verified) on Sun, 2006-03-12 04:26.

Hi guys

I am running FreeBSD 6.0, and have the following packages installed:

# pkg_info | grep rox
py24-roxlib-2.0.2_1 Python libraries for ROX
rox-2.4.1_1 A simple and easy to use graphical file manager
rox-archive-2.0_1 Archive management tool for the ROX desktop

I have looked everywhere, but can not find a man for Archive. I want to add handling for archives with "Set Run Action" in Filer, but cannot find the right command to invoke Archive.

Please help

=^_^=

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Just drag Archive to the box

Submitted by Thomas Leonard on Sun, 2006-03-12 12:07.

Just drag Archive's icon from a ROX-Filer window to the Set Run Action box.

To get the documentation, right click on Archive and choose Help.

(assuming the packagers haven't changed it)

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Sorted, after finding 'rox -S' :)

Submitted by ghostsblood (not verified) on Mon, 2006-03-13 11:31.

Thanks Tom

After a bit of fiddling, I found the command 'rox -S' which was a bit of luck more than anything else because I am not using panels normally so I had no Archive icon to drag. But then, there it was sorted :)

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Using Archive

Submitted by Thomas Leonard on Mon, 2006-03-13 23:22.

The screenshots do show the panel being used, but you don't have to use it that way. Other options are:

  • Drag items to compress/extract to Archive's icon in a filer window.
  • Drag to Archive's icon on the pinboard (desktop background),
  • Make Archive the default run action (drag Archive from a filer window, panel or the pinboard to the set run action box).
  • Put Archive on the SendTo menu.
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use unrar instead of rar

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2008-05-23 16:16.

Rar is shareware. If you download rar for linux from the official site, you'll find that you can only use it for 40 days. After 40 days, you must buy a license. Thus why Debian doesn't distribute rar.

So I think it's a better idea to use unrar instead of rar for extracting rar packages.

This is a patch for Archive/formats.py

--- formats.py	2008-05-24 00:12:42.000000000 +0800
+++ formats.py.original	2008-05-24 00:06:25.000000000 +0800
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 tgz = Extract('tgz',	"gunzip -c - | tar xf -")
 tbz = Extract('tar.bz2', "bunzip2 -c - | tar xf -")
 tarz = Extract('tar.Z', "uncompress -c - | tar xf -")
-rar = Extract('rar',	"unrar x '%s'")
+rar = Extract('rar',	"rar x '%s'")
 ace = Extract('ace',   "unace x '%s'")
 tar = Extract('tar',	"tar xf -")
 rpm = Extract('rpm',	"rpm2cpio - | cpio -id --quiet")

At least it works on my machine. But of course NO WARRANTY.

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the patch is reserved.

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2008-05-23 17:12.

Sorry, The patch is reserved. It should be 

--- formats.py.original	2008-05-24 00:06:25.000000000 +0800
+++ formats.py	2008-05-24 00:12:42.000000000 +0800
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 tgz = Extract('tgz',	"gunzip -c - | tar xf -")
 tbz = Extract('tar.bz2', "bunzip2 -c - | tar xf -")
 tarz = Extract('tar.Z', "uncompress -c - | tar xf -")
-rar = Extract('rar',	"rar x '%s'")
+rar = Extract('rar',	"unrar x '%s'")
 ace = Extract('ace',   "unace x '%s'")
 tar = Extract('tar',	"tar xf -")
 rpm = Extract('rpm',	"rpm2cpio - | cpio -id --quiet")
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Credits

Submitted by Thomas Leonard on Fri, 2008-05-23 18:10.

If you want a credit in the changelog, you'll need to include your name...

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Thanks for your quick response

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2008-05-24 08:05.

Haven't considered credit before since it's a minor change.

Weakish Jiang Thanks.

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