Size of the uncompressed file.
+ .. _zipfile-commandline:
+ .. program:: zipfile
+
+ Command-Line Interface
+ ----------------------
+
+ The :mod:`zipfile` module provides a simple command-line interface to interact
+ with ZIP archives.
+
+ If you want to create a new ZIP archive, specify its name after the :option:`-c`
+ option and then list the filename(s) that should be included:
+
+ .. code-block:: shell-session
+
+ $ python -m zipfile -c monty.zip spam.txt eggs.txt
+
+ Passing a directory is also acceptable:
+
+ .. code-block:: shell-session
+
+ $ python -m zipfile -c monty.zip life-of-brian_1979/
+
+ If you want to extract a ZIP archive into the specified directory, use
+ the :option:`-e` option:
+
+ .. code-block:: shell-session
+
+ $ python -m zipfile -e monty.zip target-dir/
+
+ For a list of the files in a ZIP archive, use the :option:`-l` option:
+
+ .. code-block:: shell-session
+
+ $ python -m zipfile -l monty.zip
+
+
+ Command-line options
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ .. cmdoption:: -l <zipfile>
++ --list <zipfile>
+
+ List files in a zipfile.
+
+ .. cmdoption:: -c <zipfile> <source1> ... <sourceN>
++ --create <zipfile> <source1> ... <sourceN>
+
+ Create zipfile from source files.
+
+ .. cmdoption:: -e <zipfile> <output_dir>
++ --extract <zipfile> <output_dir>
+
+ Extract zipfile into target directory.
+
+ .. cmdoption:: -t <zipfile>
++ --test <zipfile>
+
+ Test whether the zipfile is valid or not.
+
+
.. _PKZIP Application Note: https://pkware.cachefly.net/webdocs/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT