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The archivecontents( function lists the contents of a compressed archive in .zip, .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 format.

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Parameters

This function has one parameter:

archivefile – the path and filename of an archive file (the path may be absolute or database-relative).

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Description

This function lists the contents of a compressed archive in .zip, .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 format. If an archive contains multiple files, each will be listed on a separate line.

archivecontents("~/Documents/Snapshot.zip") ☞ Flower.tiff

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See Also

• compress -- compresses a file or an entire folder.
• uncompress -- uncompresses a `.zip`, `.tar.gz` or `.tar.bz2` file into a file or an entire folder.
• zipcompress -- compresses a file or an entire folder into a zip file (using ditto shell tool).
• zipuncompress -- uncompresses a file or an entire folder from a zip file (using ditto shell tool).

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History

Version	Status	Notes
10.0	New	New in this version.