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less command on Ubuntu allows to peek inside different kinds of archives from terminal. For example, all of these commands would show me the list of files in each of the four archives:

less archive.zip
less archive.tar.gz
less archive.tar.bz2
less archive.7z

On MacOS, I can use vim for this. However, this is less convenient, because Vim requires three buttons to be pressed to exit it (:q) instead of one (q).

Is there an equivalently fast way to see list of files in archives for MacOS?

terminal archive

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less command on Ubuntu allows to peek inside different kinds of archives from terminal. For example, all of these commands would show me the list of files in each of the four archives:

less archive.zip
less archive.tar.gz
less archive.tar.bz2
less archive.7z

On MacOS, I can use vim for this. However, this is less convenient, because Vim requires three buttons to be pressed to exit it (:q) instead of one (q).

Is there an equivalently fast way to see list of files in archives for MacOS?

terminal archive

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less command on Ubuntu allows to peek inside different kinds of archives from terminal. For example, all of these commands would show me the list of files in each of the four archives:

less archive.zip
less archive.tar.gz
less archive.tar.bz2
less archive.7z

On MacOS, I can use vim for this. However, this is less convenient, because Vim requires three buttons to be pressed to exit it (:q) instead of one (q).

Is there an equivalently fast way to see list of files in archives for MacOS?

terminal archive

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less archive.zip
less archive.tar.gz
less archive.tar.bz2
less archive.7z

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Manually

• 
  zip: unzip -v FILE.zip
  


• 
  tar.gz: tar tvzf FILE.tar.gz
  


• 
  tar.bz2: bunzip2 -c FILE.tar.bz2 | tar tvf -
  


• 
  .7z: 7z l FILE.7z
  

PS: For .7z you need to run brew install p7zip first

Extend less to work the same way it does under Linux

• 
  

  Install lesspipe

  
  
  

  brew install lesspipe
  

  
  


• 
  

  Add the following lines to .bashrc (or the profile of whatever shell you use)

  
  
  

  if [[ -x /usr/local/bin/lesspipe.sh ]]; then
   export LESSOPEN="|/usr/local/bin/lesspipe.sh %s"
   export LESS_ADVANCED_PREPROCESSOR=1
  fi
  

  
  



• Source .bashrc or open a new terminal tab

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answered 8 hours ago

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  Thanks. Not exactly user friendly, but I will look into it.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @AndriyMakukha You can easily turn this in to shell aliases, or configure less.
  
  – nohillside♦
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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MacOS Finder allows viewing the names of the files in a ZIP archive without extracting. But, since it takes more than three clicks to do it, perhaps this is not what you want.

How to do it. Mojave 10.14.5

In the Finder, select the ZIP file.


Hit the space bar. You see a window about the ZIP file.

In that window, click on the little triangle ▶︎ to see the list of files contained in the archive.


If there are folders within folders, use the new triangle to see them.

I haven't tried this with other types of archives. Of course, if the ZIP is encrypted, you may see less about it.

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answered 8 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This shows a little window with two buttons, but no triangle there... MacOS 10.14.5 Mojave.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It my interface this window looks different. The button on the right is called "Uncompress". And on the left I see a giant icon of an archive. But no way to press it and see the tree.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Interesting. So maybe this interface is supplied by "The Unarchiver", which is free in the Mac App Store. Maybe you have to set The Unarchiver as the default way to open ZIP files?
  
  – GEdgar
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Maybe. My default is "Archive Utility".
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

Manually

• 
  zip: unzip -v FILE.zip
  


• 
  tar.gz: tar tvzf FILE.tar.gz
  


• 
  tar.bz2: bunzip2 -c FILE.tar.bz2 | tar tvf -
  


• 
  .7z: 7z l FILE.7z
  

PS: For .7z you need to run brew install p7zip first

Extend less to work the same way it does under Linux

• 
  

  Install lesspipe

  
  
  

  brew install lesspipe
  

  
  


• 
  

  Add the following lines to .bashrc (or the profile of whatever shell you use)

  
  
  

  if [[ -x /usr/local/bin/lesspipe.sh ]]; then
   export LESSOPEN="|/usr/local/bin/lesspipe.sh %s"
   export LESS_ADVANCED_PREPROCESSOR=1
  fi
  

  
  



• Source .bashrc or open a new terminal tab

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edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

nohillside♦nohillside

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks. Not exactly user friendly, but I will look into it.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @AndriyMakukha You can easily turn this in to shell aliases, or configure less.
  
  – nohillside♦
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

Manually

• 
  zip: unzip -v FILE.zip
  


• 
  tar.gz: tar tvzf FILE.tar.gz
  


• 
  tar.bz2: bunzip2 -c FILE.tar.bz2 | tar tvf -
  


• 
  .7z: 7z l FILE.7z
  

PS: For .7z you need to run brew install p7zip first

Extend less to work the same way it does under Linux

• 
  

  Install lesspipe

  
  
  

  brew install lesspipe
  

  
  


• 
  

  Add the following lines to .bashrc (or the profile of whatever shell you use)

  
  
  

  if [[ -x /usr/local/bin/lesspipe.sh ]]; then
   export LESSOPEN="|/usr/local/bin/lesspipe.sh %s"
   export LESS_ADVANCED_PREPROCESSOR=1
  fi
  

  
  



• Source .bashrc or open a new terminal tab

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

nohillside♦nohillside

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks. Not exactly user friendly, but I will look into it.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @AndriyMakukha You can easily turn this in to shell aliases, or configure less.
  
  – nohillside♦
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Manually

• 
  zip: unzip -v FILE.zip
  


• 
  tar.gz: tar tvzf FILE.tar.gz
  


• 
  tar.bz2: bunzip2 -c FILE.tar.bz2 | tar tvf -
  


• 
  .7z: 7z l FILE.7z
  

PS: For .7z you need to run brew install p7zip first

Extend less to work the same way it does under Linux

• 
  

  Install lesspipe

  
  
  

  brew install lesspipe
  

  
  


• 
  

  Add the following lines to .bashrc (or the profile of whatever shell you use)

  
  
  

  if [[ -x /usr/local/bin/lesspipe.sh ]]; then
   export LESSOPEN="|/usr/local/bin/lesspipe.sh %s"
   export LESS_ADVANCED_PREPROCESSOR=1
  fi
  

  
  



• Source .bashrc or open a new terminal tab

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

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share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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2

MacOS Finder allows viewing the names of the files in a ZIP archive without extracting. But, since it takes more than three clicks to do it, perhaps this is not what you want.

How to do it. Mojave 10.14.5

In the Finder, select the ZIP file.


Hit the space bar. You see a window about the ZIP file.

In that window, click on the little triangle ▶︎ to see the list of files contained in the archive.


If there are folders within folders, use the new triangle to see them.

I haven't tried this with other types of archives. Of course, if the ZIP is encrypted, you may see less about it.

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

GEdgarGEdgar

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This shows a little window with two buttons, but no triangle there... MacOS 10.14.5 Mojave.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It my interface this window looks different. The button on the right is called "Uncompress". And on the left I see a giant icon of an archive. But no way to press it and see the tree.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Interesting. So maybe this interface is supplied by "The Unarchiver", which is free in the Mac App Store. Maybe you have to set The Unarchiver as the default way to open ZIP files?
  
  – GEdgar
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Maybe. My default is "Archive Utility".
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

MacOS Finder allows viewing the names of the files in a ZIP archive without extracting. But, since it takes more than three clicks to do it, perhaps this is not what you want.

How to do it. Mojave 10.14.5

In the Finder, select the ZIP file.


Hit the space bar. You see a window about the ZIP file.

In that window, click on the little triangle ▶︎ to see the list of files contained in the archive.


If there are folders within folders, use the new triangle to see them.

I haven't tried this with other types of archives. Of course, if the ZIP is encrypted, you may see less about it.

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

GEdgarGEdgar

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This shows a little window with two buttons, but no triangle there... MacOS 10.14.5 Mojave.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It my interface this window looks different. The button on the right is called "Uncompress". And on the left I see a giant icon of an archive. But no way to press it and see the tree.
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Interesting. So maybe this interface is supplied by "The Unarchiver", which is free in the Mac App Store. Maybe you have to set The Unarchiver as the default way to open ZIP files?
  
  – GEdgar
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Maybe. My default is "Archive Utility".
  
  – Andriy Makukha
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

MacOS Finder allows viewing the names of the files in a ZIP archive without extracting. But, since it takes more than three clicks to do it, perhaps this is not what you want.

How to do it. Mojave 10.14.5

In the Finder, select the ZIP file.


Hit the space bar. You see a window about the ZIP file.

In that window, click on the little triangle ▶︎ to see the list of files contained in the archive.


If there are folders within folders, use the new triangle to see them.

I haven't tried this with other types of archives. Of course, if the ZIP is encrypted, you may see less about it.

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edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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