funzip v0.0.1

funzip

NodeJS implementation of the funzip utility to extract the first entry of a ZIP or GZIP archive.

Installation

With npm:

$ npm install -g funzip

CLI Tool

The NodeJS module ships with a binary funzip.njs which has a help message:

$ funzip.njs -h

  Usage: funzip.njs <file> [options]

  Options:

    -V, --version         output the version number
    -P, --password <str>  decrypt with specified password
    -q, --quiet           do not write output
    -h, --help            output usage information

The tool will read from standard input if filename is "-" (single dash). Contents are written to standard output.

Notes

• Supported Methods: Method 8 (Deflate) and Method 0 (Stored)
• Strong Encryption is not supported
• NodeJS zlib.InflateRaw exposes the number of bytes read in versions after 8.11.0. See https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/8874 for more info.

References

• ZIP APPNOTE.TXT: https://pkware.cachefly.net/webdocs/APPNOTE/APPNOTE-6.3.4.TXT
• GZIP RFC1952: https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1952.txt

License

Please consult the attached LICENSE file for details. All rights not explicitly granted by the Apache 2.0 License are reserved by the Original Author.