Self-Extracting Archive For Windows And Mac

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But you HAVE to have its contents, and you just can't open that. Its file extension is '.exe'. Sometimes you encounter a file on the Net which is compressed as a self-extracting zip-file for Windows only. View on GitHub makeself - Make self-extractable archives on Unix.

Either way, you can obtain it from the Fink package called 'zip. I believe this command comes with Panther, but I'm not sure. A simple unzip thisfile.exe is enough to get things going. I tested this with Stuffit Expander 7.0.3, but my guess is that you can use almost any version.You can also use the command-line utility unzip in Terminal - in that case, you don't even have to rename the file. It doesn't work with Panther's built-in zip-extractor ( BOMArchiveHelper) - so don't double-click the file, but choose 'Open with > Stuffit Expander' from the contextual menu (control-click on the file). Just rename the file extension to '.zip' (and confirm the dialog), and open it with Stuffit Expander.

Self-Extracting Archive For Windows And Mac