zipnote(1) -- v3.0 of 8 May 2008

NAME
	zipnote  - write  the comments  in zipfile  to stdout,  edit
	comments and rename files in zipfile

SYNOPSIS
	zipnote [-w] [-b path] [-h] [-v] [-L] zipfile

ARGUMENTS
	zipfile  Zipfile to read comments from or edit.

OPTIONS

	-w   Write comments to a zipfile from stdin (see below).

	-b path
		Use path for the temporary zip file.

	-h   Show a short help.

	-v   Show version information.

	-L   Show software license.

DESCRIPTION
	zipnote writes the comments in a zipfile to stdout.  This is
	the  default  mode.   A  second  mode  allows  updating  the
	comments in a  zipfile as well as allows  changing the names
	of  the files  in the  zipfile.  These  modes are  described
	below.

EXAMPLES
	To write all comments in a zipfile to stdout use for example

		zipnote foo.zip > foo.tmp

	This writes all comments in  the zipfile foo.zip to the file
	foo.tmp in a specific format.

	If  desired, this  file can  then  be edited  to change  the
	comments and then used to update the zipfile.

		zipnote -w foo.zip < foo.tmp

	The names of the files in the zipfile can also be changed in
	this way.  This is done by following lines like
		"@ name"
	in  the created  temporary file  (called foo.tmp  here) with
	lines like
		"@=newname"
	and then using the -w option as above.

BUGS
	The temporary file format is  rather specific and zipnote is
	rather picky about  it.  It should be easier  to change file
	names in a script.

	Does not yet support large (> 2 GB) or split archives.

SEE ALSO
	zip(1), unzip(1)

AUTHOR
	Info-ZIP
