[![Cookbook Version](http://img.shields.io/cookbook/v/seven_zip.svg)](https://supermarket.chef.io/cookbooks/seven_zip) [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/y1lsnlkd2b3q6gfd/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ChefWindowsCookbooks65871/seven-zip/branch/master) # seven_zip Cookbook [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. This cookbook installs the full 7-zip suite of tools (GUI and CLI). This cookbook replaces the older [7-zip cookbook](https://github.com/sneal/7-zip). # Requirements ## Platforms - Windows XP - Windows Vista - Windows 7 - Windows 8, 8.1 - Windows 10 - Windows Server 2003 R2 - Windows Server 2008 (R1, R2) - Windows Server 2012 (R1, R2) ## Chef - Chef >= 11.6 ## Cookbooks - windows # Attributes ## Optional
Key Type Description Default
['seven_zip']['home'] String 7-Zip installation directory.
['seven_zip']['syspath'] Boolean If true, adds 7-zip directory to system PATH environment variable.
['seven_zip']['default_extract_timeout'] Integer The default timeout for an extract operation in seconds. This can be overridden by a resource attribute. 600
# Usage ## default Add `seven_zip::default` to your run\_list which will download and install 7-zip for the current Windows platform. # Resource/Provider ## seven_zip_archive Extracts a 7-zip compatible archive (iso, zip, 7z etc) to the specified destination directory. #### Actions - `:extract` - Extract a 7-zip compatible archive #### Attribute Parameters - `path` - Name attribute. The destination to extract to. - `source` - The file path to the archive to extract. - `overwrite` - Defaults to false. If true, the destination files will be overwritten. - `checksum` - The archive file checksum. - `timeout` - The extract action timeout in seconds, defaults to `node['seven_zip']['default_extract_timeout']`. #### Examples Extract 7-zip source files to `C:\seven_zip_source`. ```ruby seven_zip_archive 'seven_zip_source' do path 'C:\seven_zip_source' source 'http://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1514-src.7z' overwrite true checksum '3713aed72728eae8f6649e4803eba0b3676785200c76df6269034c520df4bbd5' timeout 30 end ``` # Recipes ## default Installs 7-zip and adds it to your system PATH. # License & Authors - Author:: Seth Chisamore () - Author:: Shawn Neal () ```text Copyright:: 2011-2016, Chef Software, Inc. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. ```