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PKWARE introduced the .ZIP file format in 1989. According to strict interpretation of the zipfile specification (as specified by PKWARE and amended by Info-ZIP), the following limits apply to all zipfile archives:
Limit | Maximum |
|---|---|
Number of Files | 65536 |
Uncompressed size of a single file | 4 GB |
Compressed size of a single file | 4 GB |
Maximum size of archive that can be created | 256 TB |
Maximum size of archive that can be extracted | 4 GB |
Using the wildcard * in file specifications: If you want to include (or ignore) all files that are named readme or readme.* then add readme* to the list (rather than readme.*).