---
name: "zipnote"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zip"
version: "3.0-14"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zipnote"
---

# zipnote(1)

write the comments in zipfile to stdout, edit comments and rename files in zipfile

## NAME

zipnote - write the comments in zipfile to stdout, edit comments and rename files in zipfile

## SYNOPSIS

*zipnote* \[**-w**\] \[**-b path**\] \[**-h**\] \[**-v**\] \[**-L**\] zipfile

## ARGUMENTS

zipfile  Zipfile to read comments from or edit.

## OPTIONS

- **-w**

  Write comments to a zipfile from stdin (see below).

- **-b path**

  Use path for the temporary zip file.

- **-h**

  Show a short help.

- **-v**

  Show version information.

- **-L**

  Show software license.

## DESCRIPTION

*zipnote* writes the comments in a zipfile to stdout.  This is the default mode.  A second mode allows updating the comments in a zipfile as well as allows changing the names of the files in the zipfile.  These modes are described below.

## EXAMPLES

To write all comments in a zipfile to stdout use for example

```
     zipnote foo.zip > foo.tmp
```

This writes all comments in the zipfile *foo.zip* to the file *foo.tmp* in a specific format.

If desired, this file can then be edited to change the comments and then used to update the zipfile.

```
     zipnote -w foo.zip < foo.tmp
```

The names of the files in the zipfile can also be changed in this way.  This is done by following lines like

```
     "@ name"
```

in the created temporary file (called *foo.tmp* here) with lines like

```
     "@=newname"
```

and then using the -w option as above.

## BUGS

The temporary file format is rather specific and zipnote is rather picky about it. It should be easier to change file names in a script.

Does not yet support large (\> 2 GB) or split archives.

## SEE ALSO

[zip(1)](/zip/1.md), [unzip(1)](/unzip/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Info-ZIP