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PATOOL(1) PATOOL(1)
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NAME
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patool - simple manager for file archives of various types
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SYNOPSIS
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patool (extract|list|test) [options] <archive-file>
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patool create [options] <archive-file> [files..]
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patool formats [options]
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DESCRIPTION
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Various archive types can be created, extracted, tested and listed by
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patool. The advantage of patool is its simplicity in handling archive
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files without having to remember a myriad of programs and options.
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The archive format is determined by the file(1) program and as a fall‐
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back by the archive file extension.
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patool supports 7z (.7z), ZIP (.zip, .jar), GZIP (.gz), compress (.Z),
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BZIP2 (.bz2), TAR (.tar), ARJ (.arj), CAB (.cab), CPIO (.cpio), RPM
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(.rpm), DEB (.deb), LZIP (.lz), LZOP (.lzo), LZMA (.lzma), RAR (.rar)
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and XZ (.xz) formats. It relies on helper applications to handle those
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archive formats (for example bzip2 for BZIP2 archives).
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COMMANDS
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Several commands and options are available.
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extract
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Extract files from an archive. This is the default command if no com‐
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mand was given.
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Often one wants to extract all files in an archive to a single subdi‐
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rectory. However, some archives contain multiple files in their root
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directories. The patool program overcomes this problem by first
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extracting files to a unique (temporary) directory, and then moving its
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contents back if possible. This also prevents local files from being
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overwritten by mistake.
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--verbose
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Be verbose when extracting (if the helper application supports
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it).
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--help Show help for this command.
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list
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List files in an archive.
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--verbose
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Verbose archive listing (if the helper application supports it).
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--help Show help for this command.
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create
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Create an archive from given files.
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--help Show help for this command.
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test
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Test files in an archive.
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--verbose
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Verbose archive testing (if the helper application supports it).
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--help Show help for this command.
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formats
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Show all supported archive formats.
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--help Show help for this command.
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AUTHOR
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Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@users.sourceforge.net>
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COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2010 Bastian Kleineidam
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patool February 2010 PATOOL(1)
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