unzipsfx
Create self-extracting ZIP executables
TLDR
TLDR
Create self-extracting binary
$ cat $(which unzipsfx) [path/to/archive.zip] > [filename] && chmod 755 [filename]
Extract self-extracting binary$ ./[path/to/binary]
Test for errors$ ./[path/to/binary] -t
Print file content without extracting$ ./[path/to/binary] -c [path/to/file]
Show comments$ ./[path/to/binary] -z
SYNOPSIS
unzipsfx is typically concatenated with a ZIP archive
DESCRIPTION
unzipsfx creates self-extracting compressed binary files by prepending self-extracting stubs to ZIP archives. The resulting executable can extract itself without requiring unzip to be installed.
The stub is typically concatenated with a ZIP archive using cat, then made executable.
PARAMETERS
-t
Test archive for errors-c FILE
Print file content without extraction-z
Print archive comments
CAVEATS
Self-extracting binaries are platform-specific. The stub adds size overhead to the archive. Some systems may block execution of self-extracting archives.