Manually opening epub file on Mac problems

slantybard · 08-29-2009, 01:03 AM

OK, I have an epub file that just seems messed up in conversion. I want to open it up and look at the html of the file. On Windows, I simply change the name to file.zip and then unzip and look/modify the html and rezip and rename the file. However, on Mac OS X, after renaming the file.zip and trying to unzip it using the finder (archive utility), the new file simply becomes "file.zip.cpgz" which doesn't get me a folder with the html. Any easy work arounds? Thanks.

kovidgoyal · 08-29-2009, 01:20 AM

In a Terminal run

unzip book.epub

slantybard · 08-29-2009, 01:09 PM

Thanks.

08-29-2009, 01:03 AM	#1
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 491 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	Manually opening epub file on Mac problems OK, I have an epub file that just seems messed up in conversion. I want to open it up and look at the html of the file. On Windows, I simply change the name to file.zip and then unzip and look/modify the html and rezip and rename the file. However, on Mac OS X, after renaming the file.zip and trying to unzip it using the finder (archive utility), the new file simply becomes "file.zip.cpgz" which doesn't get me a folder with the html. Any easy work arounds? Thanks.

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08-29-2009, 01:20 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,144 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	In a Terminal run unzip book.epub

08-29-2009, 01:09 PM	#3
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 491 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	Thanks.

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