NAME¶

unrar-free - extract files from rar archives

SYNOPSIS¶

unrar-free [-xtfP?V] [--print] [--extract] [--list] [--force] [--extract-newer] [--extract-no-paths] [--password] [--help] [--usage] [--version] ARCHIVE [FILE ...] [DESTINATION]

DESCRIPTION¶

unrar-free is a program for extracting files from rar archives.

OPTIONS¶

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

-P, --print

Print archive files to stdout.

-x, --extract

Extract files from archive (default).

-t, --list

List files in archive.

-f, --force

Overwrite files when extracting.

--extract-newer

Only extract newer files from the archive.

--extract-no-paths

Don't create directories while extracting.

-i, --outfile

File to print the messages to (nul is short for /dev/null, err is short for /dev/stderr).

-p, --password

Decrypt archive using a password.

-?, --help

Show program help.

--usage

Show short program usage message.

-V, --version

Show version of program.

NON-FREE UNRAR COMPATIBLE SYNOPSIS¶

unrar-free [pelvx] [-ep] [-o+] [-o-] [-pPassword] [-u] [--] ARCHIVE [FILE ...] [DESTINATION]

This syntax should only be used in front-end programs which use the non-free unrar as a back-end. It is recommended to use this program by GNU command line syntax.

NON-FREE UNRAR COMPATIBLE OPTIONS¶

p

Print archive files to stdout.

e

Extract files from archive without full path.

l

List files in archive.

v

Verbosely list files in archive.

x

Extract files from archive with full path.

-ep

Don't create directories while extracting.

-inul

Disable all messages.

-ierr

Print all messages on stderr.

-o+

Overwrite files when extracting.

-o-

Don't overwrite files when extracting.

-pPassword

Decrypt archive using the password Password.

-u

Only extract newer files from the archive.

-y

Assume Yes on all queries. Ineffective.

--

Disable further switch processing. Any switch after the -- is treated as filename or destination.

AUTHORS¶

This manual page was written by Niklas Vainio <niklas.vainio@iki.fi>. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2, or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.