7za

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File archiver with a high compression ratio. Similar to `7z` except that it supports fewer file types but is cross-platform.

Examples (8)

[a]rchive a file or directory

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

Encrypt an existing archive (including file names)

7za a path/to/encrypted.7z -ppassword -mhe=on path/to/archive.7z

E[x]tract an archive preserving the original directory structure

7za x path/to/archive.7z

E[x]tract an archive to a specific directory

7za x path/to/archive.7z -opath/to/output

E[x]tract an archive to `stdout`

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

[a]rchive using a specific archive type

[l]ist the contents of an archive

7za l path/to/archive.7z

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

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