So, I was compressing tons of custom models, sounds, vmt's and vtf's (custom source materials, etc) this morning, and I mean TONS, doing each manually, getting them ready for my fastdl server. My buddy Squirrel pops into group chat, knows what I'm doing, and throws this batch file at me.
Works like a flipping charm. I thought I'd post it somewhere on these forums, as I feel this is something pretty damn useful for source server owners who compress/upload custom content in large quantities.
I'll attach the file below, but this file assumes 2 things...
7zip is installed in
C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
and that you want your files compressed to the .bz2 format.
HOW IT WORKS
First, you must have 7zip installed.
Place the .bat file into a directory containing all the files you wish to compress and drag those files into the .bat file, stand back, and watch as it compresses each file into it's own .bz2.
Here's the script, in case you need to change something to suit it for your needs.
Simply copy that into a new txt file, and name it
whateveryouwant.bat.
Code:
@Echo Off
:Start
If [%1==[ Goto :EOF
PushD %~pd1
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" u -tbzip2 %~nx1.bz2 %1
Shift
PopD
Goto Start
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