QuickZip

What it does:

A simple .net based archive utility that allows fast creation or extractions of *.zip archives.

Why make it:

I wanted something fast simple and down to the point without including a 3rd party library or tool like 7zip.

Why release it:

Someone may find it useful to use in one of there project or helping as a reference.

Why write it in vb.net and C#:

As shown in why release it

What license is it under:

Source code released under MPL 2.0

Commands:

Command	Result
-D=	*Path of the folder you want the archive from, *Path of archive you want to extract from.
-O=	*Path to output generated archive (*.zip automatically added), *Path to output archive contents.
-X	Extracts a archive when used with -D and -O
-M(N)	(0 = Never overwrite, 1 = Overwrite only if newer, 2 = Always overwrite [Default])
-F	Force overwrite mode 2 (Always Overrite)
-B	Include base folder directory. (When building archives)
-C(N)	(0 = Optimal possible compression, 1 = Fastest possible compression, 2 = No compression [Default])

Optional Arguments:

Command	Optional
-B	True
-C(N)	True
-M(N)	True
-F	True

Argument -C(N):

Command	Use
-C(N)	Number 0-2
-C0	Optimal possible compression
-C1	Fastest possible compression
-C2	No compression

Argument -M(N):

Command	Use
-M(N)	Number 0-2
-M0	Never overwrite
-M1	Overwrite only if newer
-M2	Always overwrite

Argument Extract Overrite:

By default extracting prompts for user input (Use -F to skip):

Command	Use
Input	Yes (Y) \ No (N) \ All (A)
Y	Confirms overwrite
N	Skips current file
A	Always overwrite all files
Exit	Will terminate program

For items marked with * are required template parameters all parameters must be set.

Usage example:

Create archive from a directory: Qzip.exe -d=somefolder -o=somefolder.zip -c1 -b

Extract archive to a directory: Qzip.exe -d=somefolder.zip --o=somefolder -x -m1

To-Do: (Highly Optional Ideas)

• Add type of overwrite settings, i.e overwrite files only if newer or never overwrite.
• Add type of comfirmation on overwrite that can be forced by an argument to skip user input.
• Currently we delete the archive and make a new one every time, Need an option to just update the existing.
• Maybe have compressing feedback, Improve extracting feedback.
• Maybe add better command line aguments then current.