Thanks, That’s what I needed.
> On Jul 28, 2022, at 2:04 PM, Jonathan Cohn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > Fairly easy way: > cd ~/Downloads/ > open *.zip && > > There is a zip command also which would use less resources as it doesn't open > a window, using this is probably more efficient, and it might even have an > option to delete zip files after they are decompressed.It It does have option > to compress only files newer or older than a specific date or to move files > from one archive to another. Acopy of the Man page formatted for the > browser can be found at: > https://ss64.com/osx/zip.html <https://ss64.com/osx/zip.html> > Though typing "man zip" in the terminal is guaranteed to give you the man > page for the version of zip you have on your computer. > for > > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Jul 27, 2022, at 13:59, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> Dear List, >> Can someone help me with this problem? >> I want to use terminal, or a shortcut, to look in the downloads folder, >> Find all zip files and extract them to a folder in my home directory called >> Books. >> Here is what I come up with no good results. >> ditto -x -k *.zip ~ % [200~/Users/robert/Books >> >> Thanks, >> Rob >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you >> can reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/44892055-7D74-4820-8843-75AF55F2A687%40icloud.com. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/A70EB723-11FB-4D1B-A05C-8F442A2A03CC%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/A70EB723-11FB-4D1B-A05C-8F442A2A03CC%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/DCCB097C-8036-44C0-A719-CCCE06EAD929%40icloud.com.
