Zipx is a best zip de/compressor All-in-one.

Zipx Documentation

A professional command-line tool designed for Linux systems that unifies compression, decompression, and content listing for virtually all known archive formats. This tool simplifies handling multiple formats with a single interface, saving time and eliminating the need for separate tools.

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Supported Formats
• Installation
• Build
• Usage
  • Help Panel
  • Compress Files
  • Decompress Files
  • List Archive Contents
• Dependencies
• Possible Errors
• License

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Features

• Unified interface: Manage all supported formats with consistent commands.
• Recursive decompression: Automatically handles nested archives.
• Selective listing: Choose between direct or recursive archive content listings.
• Custom compression formats: Specify the desired format using a simple flag.
• Error handling and feedback: Clear error messages and return codes for seamless operation.

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Supported Formats

The tool supports a wide range of formats for compression and decompression:

Category	Formats
Common Formats	tar, zip, gzip (gz), bzip2 (bz2), xz
Compressed Tar Formats	tar.gz (tgz), tar.bz2 (tbz2), tar.xz
Advanced Formats	7z, rar, pax, pkg
Specialized Formats	cab, lzma, lzip

Note

• Additional formats can be added as extensions via modular updates.
• Ensure the required dependencies are installed for specific formats (e.g., p7zip-full for .7z files).

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Installation

If you don't want to install zipx and just want to use it in a portable way you can follow one of the following alternatives:

• Clone the repository and run it:

  git clone https://github.com/Syyysco/Zipx.git
  cd Zipx
  ./zipx -v

• Download the portable binary from the releases page and then you can run it as follows:

  zipx -v

Prerequisites

• Linux distribution: Ubuntu, Debian, or any Linux system with apt.

Steps to Install

1. Go to releases page and download the x64 or x86 .deb file (depending on your platform, usually x64)
2. Install the package:

   sudo dpkg -i zipx_x64_1.0_20250201_linux.deb
   sudo apt install -f

   The .deb file used in the example should be replaced with the name of the downloaded file.

Tip

Build

If you want to compile the code because you have made some changes, go to the "how to build" section of the repository.

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Usage

Help Panel

To view the help panel, use:

zipx -h

This displays all available commands, flags, and info:

Use: zipx [options] file

Options:
  -h, --help        Show this help panel
  -l, --less        Show the contents of the compressed file without extracting it
  -L, --less-tree   List the entire contents recursively in tree format
  -z, --zip         Compress the file or folder in the format specified with -f
  -x, --unzip       Decompress the file recursively until there are no more compressed files
  -q, --quiet       Run the program in silent mode without displaying output
  -o, --output      Specify an output file
  -f, --format      Compression format
                     ┕( tar tar.gz tgz tar.bz2 tbz2 tar.xz zip 7z gz bz2 xz rar pkg pax lzma lzip cab )

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Compress Files

To compress files or directories into a specific format, use:

zipx -z input_file -f tar.gz

Example:

Compress a directory:

zipx -z my_folder -f zip

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Decompress Files

To extract files from any supported archive:

zipx -x archive_file

Example:

Decompress a .tar.gz archive:

zipx -x archive.tar.gz

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List Archive Contents

Direct Content Listing

To list only the top-level contents of an archive:

zipx -l archive_file

Recursive Listing

To list all nested contents in a tree-like structure:

zipx -L archive_file

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Dependencies

If you installed the .deb file and ran the commands in the installation section you should have all the dependencies installed.

The application requires the following tools for full functionality:

Tabla: Dependencias, Funciones y Usos en la Aplicación

Dependence	Function	Use on application
tar	Compress and decompress files and folders in tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.xz formats	Provides core functionality for .tar, .tgz, .tbz2, .tar.xz formats
gzip	Compress and decompress .gz files	Used to handle gzip compressed files
unzip	Extract .zip files	Extract files and folders from .zip archives
zip	Compress files and folders in .zip format	Facilitates the compression of files and folders in .zip format
lsd	List directory contents with colors and distinguish item types	Used to display content in compressed directories in a visual and color-coded manner
tree	Display recursive content in tree form	Displays hierarchy of compressed file contents
p7zip-full	Handle compressed files in .7z format	Makes it easy to compress and decompress .7z files
unrar	Extract .rar files	Handles decompression of .rar files
rar	Compress files in .rar format	Allows you to create compressed files in .rar format
gcab	Compress and decompress .cab files	Used to create and extract .cab files
lzip	Compress and decompress .lzip files	Facilitates handling of compressed files with lzip
xz-utils	Compress and decompress .xz files	Provides support for the .xz format
gzip	Decompress .gz files	Allows you to handle .gz files
pax	Create and extract .pax files	Facilitates handling of pax compressed files
libarchive-tools	Handle multiple archive formats, including .pkg and .pax	Unzip and manipulate files packed in various formats

Important

If you have any problems with dependencies, go to the possible errors section.

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Example of use in compression:

case "$format" in
    cab)
        gcab -c "$output" "$input" &> /dev/null;;
esac

Example of use in decompression:

case $(file --mime-type -b "$file") in
    application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed)
        gcab -x "$file" -C "$temp_dir" &> /dev/null;;
esac

Automatically Install Missing Dependencies

If any dependencies are missing, the application prompts you to install them using apt:

sudo apt install -y <missing_tools>

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Possible errors

Package RAR

Error: Unable to locate package rar

Sometimes in some distributions the rar package is not available because it is a proprietary software, to install it outside of apt follow these steps:

Option 1:

1. Edit the /etc/apt/preferences file and add these lines: (if the file does not exist on your system you will need to create it)

  Package: *
  Pin: release a=unstable
  Pin-Priority: 50
  These lines configure apt to use packages from the unstable branch only if they do not exist in your main branch.

2. Edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file and add this line if it does not already exist:

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free

3. Update the sources and install with:

apt-get update
apt-get install rar

Note

If you do not have administrator permissions and when trying to install you get an error for this reason try sudo apt-get install rar.

Option 2:

1. Download the .tar file (for linux) from here
2. Go to the directory where you downloaded the file with cd /home/your_user/Downloads
3. Unzip and install as follows:

tar xvfz rarlinux-3.6.1.tar.gz
cd rar
make install
cd ..
rm -R rar

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License

zipx is made available under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (GPL).
You are free to use, modify, and distribute this project, provided you comply with the terms of the license.
The full license details are available in the LICENSE file.

For more information about the GPL License, visit the official GNU website.

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