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    7z(1) General Commands Manual 7z(1)

    NAME
    7z − A file archiver with highest compression ratio
    SYNOPSIS
    7z [adeltux] [−] [SWITCH] <ARCHIVE_NAME> <ARGUMENTS>...
    DESCRIPTION
    7-Zip is a file archiver with the highest compression ratio. The program supports 7z (that implements
    LZMA compression algorithm), ZIP, CAB, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB formats. Com-
    pression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.
    7z uses plugins to handle archives.
    FUNCTION LETTERS
    a Add
    d Delete
    e Extract
    l List
    t Test
    u Update
    x eXtract with full paths
    SWITCHES
    −ai[r[−|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}
    Include archives
    −ax[r[−|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}
    eXclude archives
    −bd Disable percentage indicator
    −i[r[−|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}
    Include filenames
    −l don’t store symlinks; store the files/directories they point to (CAUTION : the scanning stage can
    never end because of recursive symlinks like ’ln −s .. ldir’)
    −m{Parameters}
    Set Compression Method (see /usr/share/doc/p7zip/DOC/MANUAL/switches/method.htm for a
    list of methods)
    −mhe=on|off
    7z format only : enables or disables archive header encryption (Default : off)
    −o{Directory}
    Set Output directory
    −p{Password}
    Set Password
    −r[−|0] Recurse subdirectories (CAUTION: this flag does not do what you think, avoid using it)
    −sfx[{name}]
    Create SFX archive
    −si Read data from StdIn (eg: tar cf − directory | 7z a −si directory.tar.7z)
    −so Write data to StdOut (eg: % echo foo | 7z a dummy −tgzip −si −so > /dev/null)
    −slt Sets technical mode for l (list) command

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    7z(1) General Commands Manual 7z(1)

    −t{Type}
    Type of archive (7z, zip, gzip, bzip2 or tar. 7z format is default)
    −v{Size}[b|k|m|g]
    Create volumes
    −u[−][p#][q#][r#][x#][y#][z#][!newArchiveName]
    Update options
    −w[path]
    Set Working directory
    −x[r[−|0]]]{@listfile|!wildcard}
    Exclude filenames
    −y Assume Yes on all queries
    DIAGNOSTICS
    7-Zip returns the following exit codes:
    0 Normal (no errors or warnings detected)
    1 Warning (Non fatal error(s)). For example, some files cannot be read during compressing.
    So they were not compressed
    2 Fatal error
    7 Bad command line parameters
    8 Not enough memory for operation
    255 User stopped the process with control-C (or similar)
    Backup and limitations
    DO NOT USE the 7-zip format for backup purpose on Linux/Unix because :
    − 7-zip does not store the owner/group of the file.

    On Linux/Unix, in order to backup directories you must use tar :


    − to backup a directory : tar cf − directory | 7za a −si directory.tar.7z
    − to restore your backup : 7za x −so directory.tar.7z | tar xf −

    If you want to send files and directories (not the owner of file) to others Unix/MacOS/Windows users, you
    can use the 7-zip format.

    example : 7za a directory.7z directory

    Do not use "−r" because this flag does not do what you think.
    Do not use directory/* because of ".*" files (example : "directory/*" does not match "directory/.profile")
    EXAMPLE 1
    7z a −t7z −m0=lzma −mx=9 −mfb=64 −md=32m −ms=on archive.7z dir1
    adds all files from directory "dir1" to archive archive.7z using "ultra settings"
    −t7z 7z archive
    −m0=lzma
    lzma method
    −mx=9 level of compression = 9 (Ultra)
    −mfb=64
    number of fast bytes for LZMA = 64

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    7z(1) General Commands Manual 7z(1)

    −md=32m
    dictionary size = 32 megabytes
    −ms=on
    solid archive = on
    EXAMPLE 2
    7z a −sfx archive.exe dir1
    add all files from directory "dir1" to SFX archive archive.exe (Remark : SFX archive MUST end
    with ".exe")
    EXAMPLE 3
    7z a −mhe=on −pmy_password archive.7z a_directory
    add all files from directory "a_directory" to the archive "archive.7z" (with data and header archive
    encryption on)
    SEE ALSO
    7za(1), 7zr(1), bzip2(1), gzip(1), zip(1)
    HTML Documentation
    /usr/share/doc/p7zip/DOC/MANUAL/index.htm
    AUTHOR
    Written for Debian by Mohammed Adnene Trojette.

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