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When I try to run PKZIP/SecureZIP from a script or in the background, it hangs and never finishes. Why?

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When I try to run PKZIP/SecureZIP from a script or in the background, it hangs and never finishes. Why?

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PKZIP/SecureZIP tries to change the settings of your terminal. When it runs in the background, PKZIP is not able to change the settings, and waits until it can. Using the -silent option will change that behavior, as well as suppress all output. Please read Appendix E of the User’s Manual, for more hints and tips on running PKZIP/SecureZIP in the background or from a script.