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7zr — File archiver with a high compression ratio. Similar to `7z` except that it only supports 7z files.

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Problem

How to use the 7zr command: File archiver with a high compression ratio. Similar to 7z except that it only supports 7z files. More information: <https://manned.org/7zr>.

Solution

7zr — File archiver with a high compression ratio. Similar to 7z except that it only supports 7z files. More information: <https://manned.org/7zr>.

[a]rchive a file or directory:

7zr a {{path/to/archive.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Encrypt an existing archive (including file names):

7zr a {{path/to/encrypted.7z}} -p{{password}} -mhe={{on}} {{path/to/archive.7z}}

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

7zr x {{path/to/archive.7z}}

E[x]tract an archive to a specific directory:

7zr x {{path/to/archive.7z}} -o{{path/to/output}}

E[x]tract an archive to stdout:

7zr x {{path/to/archive.7z}} -so

[l]ist the contents of an archive:

7zr l {{path/to/archive.7z}}

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

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

Code Snippets

[a]rchive a file or directory

7zr a {{path/to/archive.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Encrypt an existing archive (including file names)

7zr a {{path/to/encrypted.7z}} -p{{password}} -mhe={{on}} {{path/to/archive.7z}}

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

7zr x {{path/to/archive.7z}}

E[x]tract an archive to a specific directory

7zr x {{path/to/archive.7z}} -o{{path/to/output}}

E[x]tract an archive to `stdout`

7zr x {{path/to/archive.7z}} -so

Context

tldr-pages: common/7zr

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