Linux "zipcloak" Command Line Options and Examples
encrypt entries in a zipfile

zipcloak encrypts all unencrypted entries in the zipfile. This is the default action. The -d option is used to decrypt encrypted entries in the zipfile.


Usage:

zipcloak [-d] [-b path] [-h] [-v] [-L] zipfile






Command Line Options:

--temp-path
Use the directory given by path for the temporary zip file.
zipcloak --temp-path ...
--decrypt
Decrypt encrypted entries (copy if given wrong password).
zipcloak --decrypt ...
--help
Show a short help.
zipcloak --help ...
--license
Show software license.
zipcloak --license ...
--output-file
Write output to new archive zipfile, leaving original archive as is.
zipcloak --output-file ...
--quiet
Quiet operation. Suppresses some informational messages.
zipcloak --quiet ...
--version
Show version information.DESCRIPTIONzipcloak encrypts all unencrypted entries in the zipfile. This is the default action.The -d option is used to decrypt encrypted entries in the zipfile.zipcloak uses original zip encryption which is considered weak.Note: The encryption code of this program is not copyrighted and is put in the public domain. It was origi‐nally written in Europe and can be freely distributed from any country including the U.S.A. (Previ‐ously if this program was imported into the U.S.A, it could not be re-exported from the U.S.A toanother country.) See the file README.CR included in the source distribution for more on this. Other‐wise, the Info-ZIP license applies.EXAMPLESTo be added.BUGSLarge files (> 2 GB) and large archives not yet supported.Split archives not yet supported. A work around is to convert the split archive to a single-file archiveusing zip and then use zipcloak on the single-file archive. If needed, the resulting archive can then besplit again using zip.
zipcloak --version ...