up vote 4 down vote favorite
share [g+] share [fb]

Is it possible to make an password protected SFX archive (non GUI) and extract it by giving a password via command line ?

Do any of the archive formats support this ? I couldn't find any.

Preferably, I want either 7z, FreeArc or any other high compression format ?

Hope I made it clear.

link|improve this question
You might look at 7-zip's command-line version(s)—see 7-zip.org. I believe I was able to do this once upon a time, but it's been a while . . . . p7zip also worked when I last tried it a long time ago. – zpletan Sep 10 '11 at 2:47
feedback

1 Answer

up vote 2 down vote accepted

Use 7zip. 

7z a -p -sfx archivename

Will create a self-extracting compressed archive with archive name as archivename.exe You'll be prompted to enter the password upon compressing & extracting, else you can provide it as part of the command itself

link|improve this answer
I know how to create one...I wanna be able to extract it via command line, say in a batch file like: sfxname.exe password something like that, is it possible with any ? – untilTHEend Sep 10 '11 at 4:04
that works with the archive created using above command – Sathya♦ Sep 10 '11 at 4:08
Thanks, it works, is it possible for FreeArc ? – untilTHEend Sep 22 '11 at 2:02
@untilTHEend according to their site it should be possible, but I haven't tried it. – Sathya♦ Sep 22 '11 at 4:38
feedback

Your Answer

 
or
required, but never shown
discard

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.