[vim/vim] Error-Message: "***error*** PowerShell cannot update files in archive subfolders" (Issue #19576)

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klartext

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Mar 4, 2026, 11:19:10 PM (2 days ago) Mar 4
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klartext created an issue (vim/vim#19576)

Steps to reproduce

  • create a zip-file with a directory structure (files in subdirs) with zip -r myarchive.zip <dirname>
  • open this zip-file in vim
  • select a file and press to open that file
  • write that file with :w without a filename

The strange thing here is: I use vim 9.2.81 on Arch linux, I have no PowerShell.

I guess that an error message is shown makes sense, if writing to the zip-file just can't be done.
But the error message does not make sense, if I have not the Shell that is mentioned (also: why is a shell involved?).

Writing the file with an explicit filename somewhere in a writable location on the computer's filesystem does work. So I guess the reason for the message makes sense, just not the message text.

Expected behaviour

An error message that describes the problem, and does not talk about some software that is not installed here as being the reason of the problem.

Version of Vim

9.2.81

Environment

Arch Linux
xterm
bash

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Christian Brabandt

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Mar 5, 2026, 2:41:16 AM (yesterday) Mar 5
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(also: why is a shell involved?).

The reason is simple: A shell is involved in unpacking the archive and showing you the content of it.

Can you reproduce this error message for any zip file?


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klartext

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Mar 5, 2026, 3:48:57 PM (yesterday) Mar 5
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When just zipping normal files (not inside a directory), these files can be written.

But for zipped directories I tried some examples, and the problem then always appears.


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