# 7zip Windows Package via Node.js
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<a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/7zip"><img height="20" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/7zip.svg"></a> <a href="https://github.com/fritx/win-7zip"><img width="84" height="20" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-LGPL-yellow.svg"></a> <a href="https://ci.appveyor.com/project/fritx/win-7zip/branch/dev"><img height="20" src="https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/sx35sohgttwtemuo/branch/dev?svg=true"></a>
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This npm package contains a lite-version of [7zip](http://7-zip.org), ≈2.4MB.
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And the goal is to bring users a different and easy way to access 7zip.
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Being used at library [cross-unzip](https://github.com/fritx/cross-unzip).
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```plain
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$ npm install -g 7zip # global
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```
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```plain
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$ 7z --help # and you get 7z
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```
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```js
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// $ npm install win-7zip # local
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// even in node.js
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var _7z = require('win-7zip')['7z']
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var task = spawn(_7z, ['x', 'somefile.7z', '-y'])
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```
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## License of 7zip
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```plain
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7-Zip Copyright (C) 1999-2015 Igor Pavlov.
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Licenses for files are:
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1) 7z.dll: GNU LGPL + unRAR restriction
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2) All other files: GNU LGPL
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```
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