AVIEW (aka NCAV) is a versatile shell for common DOS archivers. Archived
files are shown in a single pane list and file manipulation is achieved
by tagging files and issuing commands from a menu at the bottom of the
screen. Effortless one-step conversions between archive formats is a particular
strength of AVIEW- a feature lacking in popular Windows counterparts. External
archivers are required for conversion, packing, and unpacking routines.
Author: Chris
Buijs, Netherlands (1995).
AinViewer is a shell that can list, test, and unpack a variety of archives.
Unlike AVIEW, AinViewer cannot pack /convert archives
or read self-extracting archives. External archive programs required.
On the plus side:
- More archive formats supported:
[ACE][AIN] [ARC] [ARJ] [ARX] [COD] [DWC] [ESP] [HA] [HPK] [HYP]
[ICE] [JAR] [LHA] [LIM] [MAR] [MD] [PAK] [PUT] [RAR] [RKV] [SAR] [SHK]
[SQZ] [UC] [UFA] [YAC] [ZIP] [ZET] [ZOO] [ZPK].
- Easy configuration.
- You can view archived files: associate extensions with your favorite viewers
(see file AINVIEW.EXT)
- Color coded file types in arc listing.
- Can test archived files for integrity.
- Can search for files within an archive; Shortcuts for viewing FILE_ID.DIZ
and *.NFO files.
- Archiver output can be displayed to screen or run in the background.
- Can read archives packed within archives.
- Relatively small EXE: 39K; Fast; Seems to run under Windows well.
Distributed as postcardware. Authors: PC-i
team (Palma), Hungary. (1997).
download
pci-a174.zip (72K)
3. RVS- Multi-archive shell with directory
browser, unpack, and file view functions.
* * * 1/2
I like the simple design of this archive shell. Although it doesn't
support a large number of archive formats, it's quick and includes a directory
browser. RVS can read self extracting archives and has a command line filter
to find supported SFX's. The Norton-like list screen displays a detailed
listing of arc contents which can be sorted (name, ext, etc.) using a pulldown
menu. Requires external unpackers and viewers. Author: Raymond
T. Kaya (1995)
Features:
- Supported archive formats: ARC, ARJ, HYP, LZH, LZS, PAK, SQZ, ZIP and ZOO.
- Can read archives packed within archives.
- Command line switches can be used to customize screen mode, output path,
directory browsing filters, and temp extraction path for viewers.
- A configuration file can store a user's default command line switches,
user-defined viewers for file extensions, and custom extraction switches
for supported unpackers.
- Available commands include file extract, extraction path, search for file,
and view file.
- EXE is 69K.
Limitations:
- Cannot convert files from one archive format to another. No add or delete
files to /from archives.
- Can't read zips spanned across multiple floppies.
- Doesn't read some current formats like RAR and UC2.
- No mouse support.
download
rvs113.zip (48K)
MULTI-ARCHIVE VIEWERS
These programs are useful for viewing contents of archives but they're
not intended to function as unpackers.
1. LGFV- Small and fast multi-archive
viewer; support for 80+ archives.
unrated [added 03-26-99; updated 11-03-99]
Small (11K), fast, and up-to-date. Internal support for 80+ archives.
Author: George Lyapko (1999). Other
DOS utils by George Lyapko.
LGFV [/albd@<filename>] mask1 [mask2..],
a............ modifies archive datestamp to the datestamp of
............ the latest file (exclude those in ignore list) within
............ archive
l............ long listing(with path)
b............ brief listing(only file names)
d............ ignore directories
@<filename>.. specify file with file names to ignore(for use with /a)
New in v2.08 (9-99): See version history.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/6606/lgfv208.zip (17K)
2. ZIEW- Multi-archive viewer lists
contents of two archives side by side.
* * *
ZIEW is a full screen archive viewer (not an extracter) which displays
the contents of two archives side by side. You can pass wildcards to ZIEW
and within the program select archives to view. ZIEW also can be used to
view archived files, and uniquely, can execute archived programs. These
latter operations require external unpackers and an included batch file;
this batch doesn't seem to be OpenDOS-friendly. You can edit the batch
file to associate file extensions with custom viewers.
Should handle files up to 2 gigs in size. Mouse support. Supported formats:
ARC,
ARI, ARJ, DWC, HA, HAP, HYP, LBR, LHZ, LHARK, PAK, RAR, SQZ, ZIP, ZOO.
Also reads supported self-extracting archives. Author: Evin Robertson.
(1997)
Limitations I've encountered:
- May have trouble reading a directory containing a large number of archives
when using wildcard as file parameter (e.g., > 150 zip files). Or maybe
it's just slow.
- Can't exit program or use ESC when archive selection screen active (invoked
with F9). You have to select and read an archive first.
download ziew20.zip
(37K)
3. QAZ- Multi-archive viewer supports
numerous formats.
unrated
QAZ is intended for BBS sysops/ power users. From the docs: "QAZ is
an "almost universal archive viewer"....QAZ is also capable of searching
a drive for archives which contain a specified set of files, or of returning
exit codes identifying the file type or attributes of the file (such as
whether an archive contains AV information or password-protected files)
which can be used by other software. The output of QAZ is to standard-output,
which means it can be used as an online BBS viewing utility. The format
of the listing is very customizable to suit users' individual tastes."
Author: R. Rothenburg Walking-Owl. (1994)
Supported formats: 7PLUS, AMG, ARC family of archivers (ARC, Crunch,
PAK, PKARC/PKPAK, etc.) ARJ, CoDec, COM-Pak, Compact-Pro, CPS Shrink, Crush,
Disk Doubler, DWC, Flash, FOXSQZ (aka DOSSQZ), GNU-Zip HA, HAP, HPack,
Hyper, JRchive, Knowledge Dynamics, LHARC family of archives (AR, LARC,
LHA, LHARC, PUT, SAR) Limit, MDCD, LBR, PackIt I, Quantum, Queasy, RAR,
Freeze, ShrinkIt, SonArc, Splint, Squeeze, Squeeze-It, SQWEZ, Stuff-It,
UC2, TAR, XEQ, Zi-Lite, ZIP, ZOO.
download qaz_361.zip
(150K)
4. RV- Archive viewer can add/strip
arc comments, reset arc dates, more.
* * *
This command line archive viewer displays contents of archives [ARC,
ARJ, HYP, LZH, LZS, PAK, SQZ, ZIP, ZOO ] to standard output and includes
some unique options:
- /C [file]: strip/attach zip file comment.
- /R: reset date and time of archive.
- /Sx[-]: sort arc contents by name, ext, etc. '-'will
reverse sort.
- The /D option is similar to /S but it permanently sorts
the contents of the arc (i.e., writes modifications to the archive) .
- /U[path]: converts self-extracting (SFX) archives to normal archives.
Author: Raymond T.
Kaya (1995). Suggested by Lars-Erik Sandberg.
download
rv251.zip (24K)
COMMAND LINE MULTI-ARC UTILS
Diverse collection of command line utils that unpack, list, and/ or
identify archives.
1. UU- Command line archive unpacker
and identifier; Win9x LFN support.
* * * * * [added 5-5-98 updated 11-16-99]
The Universal Unpacker is currently the most up-to-date and
comprehensive archive identifier and unpacker for DOS- it supports many recent
archive formats. UU handles around 100 different archive formats and identifies
160+ formats, including many packed executables. UU's configuration file supports
alternate unpackers for a given format (e.g., can use UNZIP, PKUNZIP, or X1 to unpack
a zip file). UU can optionally create archive-named target directories
for holding the contents of archives (/A). Returns format-specific
error levels. Long filename support under Windows. Limited
configurability. External unpackers required. Author: Jurgen Peters, Germany.
Home
Page. (1999)
Syntax: UU archive_name [filespec(s)] [targetpath\] [switches]
Switches: /D Delete archive after successful unpacking
/I Identify only, don't unpack archive
/M unpack Mailarchives (see documentation)
/N do Not use embedded paths while unpacking
/P Print file(s) on standard output device (if possible)
/Q Quiet mode, suppresses shell output (where possible)
/R Replace existing files (overWrite mode)
/S Scan unpacked files for viruses
/T Test archive integrity
/U Update mode (decomp. only newer and nonexistent files
/V View archive contents
/Bdir move Bad archive to specified dir
/B Only show broken archives, do not move
/GPW supply password PW for Garbled file
/X XMS/EMS/disk swapping allowed
/Z use ZIP for decompression if unknown format
/A target directory = Archive name
11-16-99: New in v1.57 (11-99): See docs for version history.
download uu157e.exe
(English, 99K)
download uu157.exe
(Deutsch, 97K)
2. Jup- command line archive identifier,
lister, unpacker; add new archive formats.
* * * *
Jup is an older command line archive identifier and extraction utility. It's
principal strength lies in its ability to identify countless archive/compression
formats- from the familiar PKZIP, to the more exotic EXE packers. It also
identifies many non-archive file types. Identification is based on file
signatures- not extensions. Archive format subversions can also be identified
(e.g., PkZip 0.9 vs. 2.x). Individual files within archives can be extracted
or viewed (displayed to standard output). External archivers required.
Doesn't appear to have an option for virus scanning.
Jup is highly configurable: new archivers can be added to its predefined
list of file formats. But this requires some effort (reading the long documentation,
determining file signatures of archive formats.). You could conceivably
add other file formats besides archivers for file identification purposes
only. A simple, command line Win3 version of Jup is included, as is a smaller
version of JUP which is quicker but doesn't id subversions or compile configuration
files. The default configuration includes 92 file types and 133 identifiers
(not all are archive formats):
[SFX ARX][SFX ARJ][SFX RAR][SFX PLL][SFX UC2][SFX LHA]
[SFX LZH][SFX LZS][SFX SQZ][SFX ZIP][SFX ZIP][SFX ARC]
[SFX PAK] [SFX DWC] [SFX JRC] [SFX CHZ][SFX ARK][SFX PAC]
[SFX SMH][SFX ZOO][NLM] [HYP] [PAK] [ARC] [PLL] [ARK]
[CHZ][YAC][ARC][ARJ][HA][GZIP][COMP][ARX][MAR][LHA(rc)]
[LZS][PutGet][HAP][LIM][LBR][MD][Codec][HPK][KAT][UC2]
[TAR][ZIP][ZOO][SQZ][RAR][SAR][DWC][ZAR][JRchive][Jarcs]
[BSA][ARI][PAC][Quantum][Crush][AIN][PSA][Sonarc]
[VocPak][Sqwez][Shorten][KBOOM][MsComp][OpSmash]
[PnPack][IbmPack] [MsCab] [AMG] [ComPressed EXE]
[NEW EXE][DOS DRIVER][DOS EXE][DOS COM][MacPit]
[Amiga][Swag][PGP][RSC][MSG][PIF][Write][PCX][BMP][TIFF]
[IMG][GIF][WAVE][TXT].
Usage: JUP <archive> [<archive> ..] [</options> ..] [<files> ..]
F.........FAST! search only for real archives
H.........show current configuration
I[+]......identify [subversions] only (*default*)
C[datnam].force JUP configuration with <datnam>
U[binnam].use JUP configuration of <binnam>
G<passwd>.password to extract archive
W<outpth>.path to output the archive files
D, S......display file(s) on standard output device
L, V......list/view archive contents
Q[+]......quiet[er] mode, suppresses shell output
P.........use embedded paths while unpacking
R, O......replace existing files
T.........test archive integrity
E, X......extract archive files without overwriting
Author: Jens Weynans (1995) Cardware.
download jup170us.zip
(130K)
3. MUP- command line archive identifier,
lister and unpacker with easy configuration.
* * * *
MUP is a command line archive identifier, lister, and unpacker similar
in function to JUP. However, all archive configuration
options can be easily modified using the configuration screen. Optional
virus scanning is available using external scanners. Also includes option
to test integrity of files.
MUP supports 19 archive formats (AIN, ARC, ARJ, DWC, GFB, HAP, HPK,
HYP, JAR, LIM, LZH, MD, PAK, PUT, RAR, SQZ, UC2, ZIP, ZOO) and 5 SFX
(EXE) formats (ARJ, LZH, RAR, SQZ, ZIP). External archivers are
required. Author: Morten Isaksen (1997).
Switches:
T: Test the archive for CRC errors
L: List the file(s) in the archive
P: A pause between each archive
D: Deletes the archive(s) after unpacking it if no error has occurred
I: Identify archive file(s)
U: Unpack each archive in a directory named the same as the archive file
but without the extension
V: Check for virus with all 3 virus scanners after unpacking
Vx: Check for virus with virus number x (1-3) after unpacking
E=: Enter file(s) to extract from archive (E=*.exe
: Unpacks
all *.EXE files in the archive)
download
mup122.zip (35K)
4. FASTI- Easy ZIP, ARJ, LZH unpacker
creates directories for contents of each archive.
* * *
Fast Inflate (FASTI) represents a quick, "hands free' method of automatically
uncompressing all ZIP, ARJ and LZH files in the current directory. The
contents of each archive will be placed in a newly created subdirectory
with the name of the archive. FASTI also recreates directory structures
included within archives. There is no prompting when this program is run,
so be prepared prior to running FASTI on a directory containing numerous
archives. FASTI can also scan for viruses using the McAfee or F-Prot AV
scanner programs. Running FASTI with the prune parameter removes
all created subdirectories (see docs for caution notes). Requires external
unpackers and virus scanners. Author: Brad Bahr. (1994); Suggested by M.
Van Erp.
download fasti18.zip
(21.5K)
ARCHIVE IDENTIFIERS
(Also see: File Identifiers)
1. SH Archive Identifier- (aka SHAID,
Archid) Command line archive identifier.
* * * * * [2-18-99]
The SH Archive Identifier (executable name is Archid) can identify nearly
any archive format in use today, including many self-extracting archives
(those which have an *.exe extension). Recognizes ~100 archives and ~50
executable archives. SHAID returns error levels specific to each archive
type- and has obvious uses in batch files.
v. 2.50 (2-99) - "The following formats have been added (some of them
are old but have come up nowadays): RAX (+sfx), CabPack SFX, HPA (+SFX),
BZIP 1-2, ArHangel (+SFX), IMP, JRC SFX, EXP, PAR, Dvoinikov's PAK, SBX,
RNC, IComp, HIT, NSK, DST, ADS, BTSPK 2, BIX, LZA (+SFX), ARJX SFX, Crush
- Enhanced: many SFX recognitions; ZIP, ARJ(32), Hyper, RAR - Enhanced:
LZH now works well; it goes thru the archive and checks the highest version
that have been used in archive compression - Enhanced: GZIP / true TGZ
recognition - Fixed: X1 TGZ, UFA(32), LHA/LHark"
Author: Eero T. Heinonen, Finland (1999).
download shaid250.zip
(32K)
IDArc- Identifies ~160 different archive
formats; Win9x LFN support.
unrated [added 3-4-99; updated 11-16-99]
Revise description
- Identifies 155+ formats including many SFX's.
- Returns archive specific error levels.
- Expects a single filename as parameter (no wildcards allowed, unlike
SHAID).
- LFN support under Win 9x.
- English and Deutsch versions available. Author: Jurgen Peters, Germany.
Home
Page. (1999)
11-16-99: New in v 1.57 (11-99): See docs for version history.
download idar157e.exe
(56K, English, RAR SFX)
download idarc157.exe
(Deutsch, RAR SFX)
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