7z

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File archiver with a high compression ratio.

Examples (8)

[a]dd a file or directory to a new or existing archive

7z a path/to/archive.7z path/to/file_or_directory

Encrypt an existing archive (including filenames)

7z a path/to/encrypted.7z -ppassword -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 -opath/to/output

E[x]tract an archive to `stdout`

7z x path/to/archive.7z -so

[a]rchive using a specific archive type

[l]ist the contents of an archive

7z l path/to/archive.7z

Set the level of compression (higher means more compression, but slower)

7z a path/to/archive.7z -mx=0|1|3|5|7|9 path/to/file_or_directory