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Re:Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years by accoil on Saturday September 02, 2023 @10:31PM (#37367221)
> - Command-line zip

Does https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsof... do the trick?

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Re:Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years by discreditable on Saturday September 02, 2023 @10:59PM (#37367333)
Only if you don't need to create ZIPs over 2GB.
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Re:Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years by DHowett on Saturday September 02, 2023 @11:30PM (#37367475)
Windows includes BSD tar, which can produce ZIP files.

    tar -c --format=zip -f foo.zip path/
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