How is it that during extraction of a zip, I get two files of the same name in the same path?
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I'm extracting a zip (self-extracting, but that probably doesn't matter) and for a few files I'm getting a dialog asking me if I want to replace a file that was already extracted with a file that's just about to be extracted. At first glance I didn't understand how a zip could contain the same file…
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Fix for: How is it that during extraction of a zip, I get two files of the same name in the same path?
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Yes, the ZIP file format allows multiple files with the same name. Files in a ZIP aren't actually in directories but simply have a long name that optionally includes the path. And files are added to the ZIP by effectively concatenating them end to e…
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