On the Windows command-line, I can extract archives like this:
7za e somefile.zip
I know 7-Zip supports .rar in the GUI, but can it be done in commandline mode?
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Yes, you can extract .rar archives from the command line, but only if you use 7z, not 7za:
7za.exe (a = alone) is a standalone version of 7-Zip. 7za.exe supports only 7z, lzma, cab, zip, gzip, bzip2, Z and tar formats. 7za.exe doesn't use external modules.
The above applies to both Linux and Windows and the syntax is identical:
Windows:
C:\Users\me>7z e dll-test.rar
7-Zip 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18
Processing archive: dll-test.rar
Extracting mso97.dll
Everything is Ok
Size: 3782416
Compressed: 1857291
Linux:
[me ~]$ 7z e dll-test.rar
7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18
p7zip Version 9.20 (locale=en_US.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,8 CPUs)
Processing archive: dll-test.rar
Extracting mso97.dll
Everything is Ok
Size: 3782416
Compressed: 1857291
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1Fair warning:
7za.exedoesn't support.raronly the7z.exedoes.Matt Clarkson– Matt Clarkson2014-02-18 15:00:15 +00:00Commented Feb 18, 2014 at 15:00 -
To get the
7zcommand, and not just the7zacommand on Fedora, I had to also install thep7zip-pluginspackage.zymhan– zymhan2020-07-23 15:19:10 +00:00Commented Jul 23, 2020 at 15:19 -
How do you get 7z.exe without admin privileges though? It seems the only way to do it is to install it in a UAC protected location. 7-Zip Portable would be a good example of it, but they bundle and run their own code instead of giving you a zip of the binary, so I don't trust themPluto– Pluto2023-01-25 23:18:11 +00:00Commented Jan 25, 2023 at 23:18
You can see all command lines in the "7-zip.chm" help file (from the installation):
Extracting rar is like extracting all files:
7z x archive.rar
For example:
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "C:\Archives\test file.rar"
