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Old 04-12-2004, 06:52 AM   #1
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extracting from password protected zip files


Is ther any method to extract password protected zip(winzip) file in linnux.
 
Old 04-12-2004, 06:56 AM   #2
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we are not here to discuss cracking passwords.
 
Old 04-13-2004, 07:22 AM   #3
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i didnt mean to crack the password. here i know the password but dont know how to unzip a password protected zip file in linux. does any one know any commands for this.
 
Old 04-13-2004, 02:15 PM   #4
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man unzip

Enjoy!
--- Cerbere
 
Old 03-21-2006, 09:14 AM   #5
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I'm having the smae problem

David_Ross suggest's...

You can use:
unzip -P mypasswd file.zip

I'm going to try that tonight, it's a shame Ark doesn't display the prompt, just tell you that you need a password in the failure logs.
 
  


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