COMPRESS.EXE

InstallSHIELD Compressor, Version 2.00.051
for Microsoft Windows
Copyright (c) Stirling Technologies, Inc.
1990-1993. All rights reserved.

Usage: Compress path\input path\output [pathinlib] -Options

where:
  input/output - can include wildcard characters
  path         - absolute and current paths are supported,
                 but not relative paths.
  pathinlib    - file path in the compresssed library.
  Options:
    -c   (Default) Compress source files.
    -d   Decompress files in the compressed library.
    -dt  Decompression Test mode.
    -h   Hide the percent complete bar.
    -i   Include subdirectories.
    -l   List files compressed in 'output'.
    -o   Overwrite all files without asking.
    -r   Remove files from the compresssed library.
    -sh  (Default) Highest compression.
    -sm  Medium compression.
    -sl  Highest speed, lowest compression.
    -sn  No compression.  Data will not be compressed in this mode.

Compression Examples:

Example 1:
To compress all the files in the c:\windows directory.
      C:\>COMPRESS c:\windows\*.* win.z

Example 2:
To compress all files in c:\windows directory, including sub directories.
      
      C:\>COMPRESS c:\windows\*.* win.z -i

Example 3:
To compress files in c:\myapp\bin (including sub directories) to the BIN
sub directory of an existing compressed library, myapp.z.

      C:\>COMPRESS c:\myapp\bin\*.* myapp.z BIN -i

Decompression Examples:

Example 1:
To decompress all the files (sub directories not included) from myapp.z to
the current directory.

      C:\>COMPRESS myapp.z *.* -d

Example 2:
To decompress all files (including sub directories) from myapp.z to
the current directory.

      C:\>COMPRESS myapp.z *.* -d -i

Example 3:
To decompress all files (including sub directories) from myapp.z to c:\myapp.

      C:\>COMPRESS myapp.z c:\myapp\*.* -d -i

Example 4:
To decompress all files (including sub directories) in the BIN directory
of myapp.z to c:\myapp\bin.

      C:\>COMPRESS myapp.z c:\myapp\bin\*.* BIN -d -i

Press 1 to see Compression Examples. Press 3 to see Main Options.

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  ICOMP.EXE 

InstallShield File Compressor, Version 3.00.061
for Microsoft Windows
Copyright(c) 1990-1995 Stirling Technologies, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Usage: Compress path\input path\output [pathinlib] -Options

where:
  input/output - can include wildcard characters
  path         - absolute and current paths are supported, not relative path.
  pathinlib    - file path in the compresssed library.
  Options:
    -c   (Default) Compress source files.
    -d   Decompress files in the compressed library.
    -dt  Decompression Test mode.
    -h   Hide the percent complete bar.
    -i   Include subdirectories.
    -l   List files compressed in 'output'.
    -o   Overwrite all files without asking.
    -ox  Overwrite based on newer date/time only.
    -r   Remove files from the compresssed library.
    -sh  (Default) Highest compression.
    -sm  Medium compression.
    -sl  Highest speed, lowest compression.
    -sn  No compression.  Data will not be compressed in this mode.

Compression Examples:

Example 1:
To compress all the files in the c:\windows directory.

      C:\>ICOMP c:\windows\*.* win.z

Example 2:
To compress all files in c:\windows directory, including sub directories.

      C:\>ICOMP c:\windows\*.* win.z -i

Example 3:
To compress files in c:\myapp\bin (including sub directories) to the BIN
sub directory of an existing compressed library, myapp.z.

      C:\>ICOMP c:\myapp\bin\*.* myapp.z BIN -i

Decompression Examples:

Example 1:
To decompress all the files (sub directories not included) from myapp.z to
the current directory.

      C:\>ICOMP myapp.z *.* -d

Example 2:
To decompress all files (including sub directories) from myapp.z to
the current directory.

      C:\>ICOMP myapp.z *.* -d -i

Example 3:
To decompress all files (including sub directories) from myapp.z to c:\myapp.

      C:\>ICOMP myapp.z c:\myapp\*.* -d -i

Example 4:
To decompress all files (including sub directories) in the BIN directory
of myapp.z to c:\myapp\bin.

      C:\>ICOMP myapp.z c:\myapp\bin\*.* BIN -d -i