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Re: Unzip from Shell Leaves Invisible Orphans


  • Subject: Re: Unzip from Shell Leaves Invisible Orphans
  • From: Helmut Fuchs <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:06:34 +0100

Hi Chris,

unzip is not guilty and works as advertised.

The zip file you unzipped contains Mac OS file system specific data which is augmenting the files. Most likely the archive has been made using the Finder's compression command.

The zip file format offers no space where to put file forks and extended attributes, so these strangely named extra files and folders are used for this.

Use "ditto" to unpack it, which handles these extras properly and puts them back in their right places during unpacking.

HTH,

helmut
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