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Unzipping zip files in zip files
Oct 1 2012, 11:09 pm
By: rockz  

Oct 1 2012, 11:09 pm rockz Post #1

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So some idiot decided to put a zip file in a zip file (possibly in a zip file). Well it's bullshit trying to find anything in such a silly file structure, so I was wondering if anyone knew a simple command line to extract everything. Essentially I want to change each .zip file to just a folder. There are well over 10000 files I'm dealing with.

http://puu.sh/1awBF

Here's a test file that has 5 idiotic layers.

7z x -r *.zip doesn't work. In fact it extract to the current directory. Ideally I want to extract ./Layer_1.zip to ./Layer_1, if that makes any sense.

Bonus points for a windows applicable solution.



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Oct 2 2012, 12:18 am Lanthanide Post #2



Unless there are multiple zip files at each layer, what's the problem? Your example has only a single zip file in each layer. Also, even if it does have multiple zip files in a single layer, it seems likely they would all be part of the same zip file, so an unzip utility should easily be able to handle that.



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Oct 2 2012, 5:00 am ShadowFlare Post #3



The easiest way to do that would probably be with a scripting language, maybe a more shell-oriented one.



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Oct 2 2012, 4:27 pm NudeRaider Post #4

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1st google result: http://www.instantfundas.com/2010/11/recursively-extract-multiple-rar-or-zip.html




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