Archive Plugin

By André Kaplan
akaplan@jedit.org

Presentation

Archive allows to browse and read the content of zip and tar archives.

The zip file system allows to browse/read the content of *.zip and *.jar files.

As for the tar file system, it can browse/read:

Archive supports nested archives. For example, you can explore the content of a *.jar file inside a *.tgz file.

For faster browsing, Archive caches directories in a special directory. To clear the cache, use Plugins -> Archive -> Clear directory cache.

Archive requires:

The straightest way to open an archive is to:

Open the File System Browser (Utilities -> File System Browser)
Right-click on an archive file and select either Browse zip archive or Browse tar archive.

Format of Archive URLs:

Exploring a zip archive on Windows:
- zip:C:\path\to\file.zip!
- zip:C:\path\to\file.zip!path/inside/archive
Exploring a tar archive on Unix:
- tar:/path/to/file.tgz!
- tar:/path/to/file.tgz!path/inside/archive

Notes:

A special mention to:

Aftex software for the port of the bzip2 library at http://www.aftexsw.com/aftex/products/java/bzip/
Tim Endres for the port of the tar utility at http://www.trustice.com/java/tar/

The preferred way to send bug reports is to use the Bug Tracker at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=588.

Also you can write to: