Mac OS X 'compress' option vs command line zip (why do they produce different results?)
I noticed that the command line 'zip' tool and Mac OS X's 'Compress XXX' option (available via right click in finder) are giving different output files. Not only is the size of the file a few hundred bytes bigger but the content is significantly different as well. How can I find out what command the Finder is using for compression? Take a look at An AppleScript to compress a Finder selection article. try tell application "Finder" set theSelection to the selection set selectionCount to count of theSelection if selectionCount is greater than 1 then error "Please select only one Finder item