7z
File archiver with a high compression ratio. More information: https://www.7-zip.org.
- [a]rchive a file or directory:
7z a {{path/to/archive.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}
- Encrypt an existing archive (including filenames):
7z a {{path/to/encrypted.7z}} -p{{password}} -mhe=on {{path/to/archive.7z}}
- E[x]tract an archive preserving the original directory structure:
7z x {{path/to/archive.7z}}
- E[x]tract an archive to a specific directory:
7z x {{path/to/archive.7z}} -o{{path/to/output}}
- E[x]tract an archive to stdout:
7z x {{path/to/archive.7z}} -so
- [a]rchive using a specific archive type:
7z a -t{{7z|bzip2|gzip|lzip|tar|zip}} {{path/to/archive.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}
- [l]ist the contents of an archive:
7z l {{path/to/archive.7z}}
- List available archive types:
7z i
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