
There is no reliable way to determine the uncompressed size of files in the gzip and Unix compress format, so WinZip shows the size as a question mark. TGZ) WinZip treats Z files containing a TAR file as a special case: WinZip offers to decompress and open the TAR file. Since TAR files are often distributed in Z format (with extensions like. Unlike ZIP, LZH, ARJ, and ARC files, TAR files are NEVER compressed. Unlike ZIP, TAR, LZH, ARJ, and ARC files, gzip and Unix compress files contain only ONE file. O lea la, e tele naua le avanoa mo soo se tasi e alu ese mai se PC i Mac, aua e mafai ai e le tagata fou Mac ona lagona i le fale faatasi ai ma se app na latou faaogaina i le latou masini Windows. WinZip 5 Mac o le Mac version o se tasi o talosaga e sili ona lauiloa i le failaina o faila faila Windows. WinZip does not let you create files in these formats, but other features (Extract, View, CheckOut) all work. WinZip 5 Mac o le ata fou lea o le aiga WinZip o Mac ma PC utilities. Some notes on the new Internet file format support: No external programs are needed for these file formats. This means you can use WinZip to work with almost all compressed files downloaded from the Internet.
WinZip 5.6 adds support for the TAR, gzip, and Unix compress formats. Many Internet sites distribute files in 'gzip' and Unix 'compress' format (files ending in GZ or Z) and use the old TAR (Tape ARchive) format to group files. The Internet is becoming more and more popular, and unlike CompuServe and most other online services, not all parts of the the Internet have standardized on the ZIP file format. Internet File Format Support In WinZip 5.6: