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Create and extract ZIP and tar.gz archives. Use this skill when the user asks to zip files, unzip an archive, compress a folder, extract a tar.gz, create an archive, or list archive contents.

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name	file-compress
description	Create and extract ZIP and tar.gz archives. Use this skill when the user asks to zip files, unzip an archive, compress a folder, extract a tar.gz, create an archive, or list archive contents.
tags	["zip","tar","compress","extract","archive","utility"]
version	0.1.0

Skill: file-compress

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

Zip or compress files/folders
Unzip or extract an archive
Create a ZIP or tar.gz archive
List contents of an archive
Compress files for sharing or backup

Supported Formats

Format	Extensions	Notes
ZIP	`.zip`	Most common, cross-platform
Gzipped Tar	`.tar.gz`, `.tgz`	Unix standard, preserves permissions

Input Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
`action`	Yes	`create`, `extract`, or `list`	create
`archive_path`	Yes	Path to the archive file	./backup.zip
`files`	For create	Files/directories to include	file1.txt dir/
`target_dir`	For extract	Directory to extract to (default: current)	./output/
`format`	For create	`zip` (default) or `tar.gz`	zip

Procedure

Determine the action from the user's request

Run the bundled script:

# Create a ZIP archive
python3 skills/file-compress/scripts/archive.py create backup.zip file1.txt file2.txt mydir/

# Create a tar.gz archive
python3 skills/file-compress/scripts/archive.py create backup.tar.gz --format tar.gz file1.txt mydir/

# Extract an archive
python3 skills/file-compress/scripts/archive.py extract backup.zip --target ./output/

# List archive contents
python3 skills/file-compress/scripts/archive.py list backup.zip

Report the result to the user

Bundled Scripts

Script	Type	Description
`scripts/archive.py`	Python	Create, extract, and list ZIP/tar.gz archives

Script Usage

# Create ZIP from files and directories
python3 scripts/archive.py create output.zip file1.txt file2.txt mydir/

# Create tar.gz
python3 scripts/archive.py create output.tar.gz --format tar.gz src/ README.md

# Extract to current directory
python3 scripts/archive.py extract archive.zip

# Extract to specific directory
python3 scripts/archive.py extract archive.tar.gz --target /tmp/extracted/

# List contents
python3 scripts/archive.py list archive.zip

Example

zip up the src/ folder
create a tar.gz of these files
extract backup.zip to my desktop
what's inside archive.tar.gz
compress the project folder into a zip
unzip downloaded-file.zip

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name	file-compress
description	Create and extract ZIP and tar.gz archives. Use this skill when the user asks to zip files, unzip an archive, compress a folder, extract a tar.gz, create an archive, or list archive contents.
tags	["zip","tar","compress","extract","archive","utility"]
version	0.1.0

Skill: file-compress

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

Zip or compress files/folders
Unzip or extract an archive
Create a ZIP or tar.gz archive
List contents of an archive
Compress files for sharing or backup

Supported Formats

Format	Extensions	Notes
ZIP	`.zip`	Most common, cross-platform
Gzipped Tar	`.tar.gz`, `.tgz`	Unix standard, preserves permissions

Input Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
`action`	Yes	`create`, `extract`, or `list`	create
`archive_path`	Yes	Path to the archive file	./backup.zip
`files`	For create	Files/directories to include	file1.txt dir/
`target_dir`	For extract	Directory to extract to (default: current)	./output/
`format`	For create	`zip` (default) or `tar.gz`	zip

Procedure

Determine the action from the user's request

Run the bundled script:

# Create a ZIP archive
python3 skills/file-compress/scripts/archive.py create backup.zip file1.txt file2.txt mydir/

# Create a tar.gz archive
python3 skills/file-compress/scripts/archive.py create backup.tar.gz --format tar.gz file1.txt mydir/

# Extract an archive
python3 skills/file-compress/scripts/archive.py extract backup.zip --target ./output/

# List archive contents
python3 skills/file-compress/scripts/archive.py list backup.zip

Report the result to the user

Bundled Scripts

Script	Type	Description
`scripts/archive.py`	Python	Create, extract, and list ZIP/tar.gz archives

Script Usage

# Create ZIP from files and directories
python3 scripts/archive.py create output.zip file1.txt file2.txt mydir/

# Create tar.gz
python3 scripts/archive.py create output.tar.gz --format tar.gz src/ README.md

# Extract to current directory
python3 scripts/archive.py extract archive.zip

# Extract to specific directory
python3 scripts/archive.py extract archive.tar.gz --target /tmp/extracted/

# List contents
python3 scripts/archive.py list archive.zip

Example

zip up the src/ folder
create a tar.gz of these files
extract backup.zip to my desktop
what's inside archive.tar.gz
compress the project folder into a zip
unzip downloaded-file.zip