Questions tagged [extract]
The process of reversing data compression and/or archiving
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Using 7zip to extract a CAB file of drivers. Where do you extract them?
I have a Dell E5450 and I have downloaded the Windows 10 driver pack cab file from Dell. I'd like to use 7zip to extract these driver files to their proper location on the windows computer only using ...
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Extract mkv metadata / headers into a file
I've got several thousand mkv-files. I need to extract 2 metadata information of these files into a list, specifically the file resolution (e.g. 1920x1080) and if exists (!) the information the aspect ...
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How can I unzip files in a child directory?
Say I have the following directories and files
/folder1/subdir/zip1.zip
/folder1/zip2.zip
/folder2/zip1.zip
/folder2/subdir/zip2.zip
If I am in /, how can I extract all .zip files quickly?
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The ...
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Why my CPU and HDD is not working on 100% during extractions, installations and so on?
Why my CPU and HDD is not working on 100%?
I have:
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB Ram
HD: Samsung SSD 970 EVO - connected via M.2 port. Able to read 3.5gb/s and write 2.5 gb/s (tested).
As you can see ...
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Loop extract zip files and handle nested zips
I have a command that will extract all zip files within a directory. The issue is you may have nested zip containers (zip inside a zip). What I would like it to do is go through one run, and then do a ...
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Extract all zip files in folder and create folder with zip name and have folder include extension
The following code works great at extracting any zip-type files in current directory and subdirectories below. It will create a directory with the name of the zip file and extract the contents into ...
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7zip: how to convert Linux SFX archives to Windows SFX?
I need to compress some files in archives that can be opened by everyone using a Windows PC without 7zip installed.
I thought of running
7z a -t7z -m0=lzma2 -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=64m -ms=on -sfx -pXXXXXX &...
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7Zip CLI multipart extraction issue. Proceeding part overwrites existing
I am looking for a way to use 7zip to decompress multipart achives via CLI.
So far I have the below which extracts as expected but instead of joining the parts, overwrites the existing contents with ...
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How to get an old ISO of a game to play music from the CD-ROM when the CD is not inserted
As a kid, I got a free racing ad-game on CD-ROM, from the same company who made Mall Maniacs. As the disc's becoming 20 years old, and the publisher went bust in 2003, it felt mandatory to make an ISO ...
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How can I extract Image Files from an exe?
I want to know how can I extract images from an exe. If you want to check out here is the exe
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How do I extract a field from a dataset .txt file and save it in a new file using terminal on a Mac?
I want to extract the 9th field from the data set and save it in a new file using terminal.
This is what I have:
cut -f 9 file.txt > newFile.txt
When I run this command, it extracts the whole file ...
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Is it possible to partially extract a zipped file?
Is it possible to extract only part of a file from a .zip archive?
The file is plain text, and it is much bigger than available disk space. Is it possible to extract it in parts?
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I have pictures of 2 graphs and I need to extract the curves, change colors and paste both on a same graph in order to compare them
so basically the title.
Here's the graphs, so basically I need to compare both charts. I'd like to take the curve on one chart, change its color and paste it over the second one like on this chart ...
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How to extract specific length urls from text file using Notepad++
I am trying to extract the list of URLs from the text file using notepad++ and have tried different expressions as well, but it is replacing the URLs instead of extracting them.
href="https:/...
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Extract MID between characters, but from second instance in Excel
I need to isolate the middle string of text from a line. The number which follows the "Q."
"400"
When I pull the MID section, it grabs everything from the FIRST "S" to the end of the "Q400"
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