Can not find zip extension and unzip/7s commands

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If you are trying to use the zip and unzip commands or the 7zip 7z command in Windows, but you receive an error message indicating that the command is not found or is not recognized, you may need to install them.

One way to install these commands on Windows is to use the Chocolatey package manager. You can follow these steps to install Chocolatey and then install the zip, unzip, and 7zip commands:

  1. Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator.

  2. Install Chocolatey by running the following command:

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@"%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET "PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin"
  1. Once Chocolatey is installed, you can use it to install the zip, unzip, and 7zip commands by running the following commands:
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choco install zip

choco install unzip

choco install 7zip
  1. After the installation is complete, you can use these commands in a Command Prompt or PowerShell window.

If you still encounter issues after installing these commands, make sure that their installation directories are included in your system's PATH environment variable. You can check this by running the following command in a Command Prompt window:

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echo %PATH%

Make sure that the directories containing the zip, unzip, and 7z commands are included in the output. If not, you can add them to the PATH environment variable manually by following these steps:

  1. Open the Start menu and search for "Environment Variables".

  2. Click on "Edit the system environment variables".

  3. Click on the "Environment Variables" button.

  4. Under "System variables", scroll down until you find the "Path" variable and click on "Edit".

  5. Add the directories containing the zip, unzip, and 7z commands to the variable value, separating each directory with a semicolon (;).

  6. Click "OK" to close all the windows and save the changes.

After you have added the directories to the PATH environment variable, you should be able to use the zip, unzip, and 7z commands without encountering any issues.