---
name: "jzip"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "jzip"
version: "210r20001005d-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jzip"
---

# jzip(6)

execute Infocom v1-5 and Inform v1-5 & v8 game files

## NAME

jzip - execute Infocom v1-5 and Inform v1-5 & v8 game files

## SYNOPSIS

**jzip** \[ *options* \] *z-file-name*

## DESCRIPTION

**jzip** invokes the Z-code Interpreter.

## REQUIREMENTS

**jzip** will run under most (if not all) flavors of Unix, including AIX, Solaris,  SunOS, HP/UX, Linux, Free/NetBSD, IRIX, NeXT Mach, DEC OSF/1, and others.

## EDITING

JZip now supports arrowkey editing in UNIX.

- *Up/Down*

  selects the previous / next command in history

- *Left/Right*

  moves the cursor over the line.

- *Backspace*

  deletes

- *Typing*

  inserts under the cursor

## OPTIONS

- *-l n*

  lines in display

- *-c n*

  columns in display

- *-r n*

  text right margin (default = 1)

- *-t n*

  text top margin (default = 0)

- *-v*

  display version information

- *-m*

  monochrome mode

- *-y*

  set Tandy bit

- *-s n*

  zmachine strict level, from 0 (none), 1 (report once, recommended) to 3.

## ENVIRONMENT

**jzip** looks for the environment variable **INFOCOM\_PATH** and will use the path found there to look for the story file specified on the command line if the story file cannot be found in the current directory.

## CREDITS

**jzip** is written and maintained by John Holder (j-holder@home.com), based on the ZIP v2.0 sources by Mark Howell and Olaf 'Olsen' Barthel.

## AVAILABILITY

The most recent version of  **jzip** can be downloaded from one of:

- http://www.jzip.sourceforge.net/

  - ftp://ifarchive.org/infocom/interpreters/zip/

  ## FILES

- */usr/games/jzip*

  The Z-Code Interpreter Program

- */usr/lib/games/zfiles*

  Recommended location for Zcode files

## RELATED USENET NEWSGROUPS

Interactive Fiction (IF) authors should check out  *rec.arts.int-fiction,* and IF players should check out  *rec.games.int-fiction.*