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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 patool. The advantage of patool is its simplicity in handling archive files without having to
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remember a myriad of programs and options.
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The archive format is determined by the archive file extension and as a fallback with file(1).
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patool supports 7z (.7z), ZIP (.zip, .jar), GZIP (.gz), compress (.Z), BZIP2 (.bz2), TAR (.tar), ARJ (.arj), CAB (.cab), CPIO (.cpio), RPM (.rpm), DEB (.deb), LZIP
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(.lz), LZOP (.lzo), LZMA (.lzma), RAR (.rar) and XZ (.xz) formats. It relies on helper applications to handle those archive formats (for example bzip2 for BZIP2 ar‐
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chives).
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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 archive4. Often one wants to extract all files in an archive to a single subdirectory. However, some archives contain multiple files in their
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root directories. The patool program overcomes this problem by first extracting files to a unique (temporary) directory, and then moving its contents back if possible.
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This also prevents local files from being overwritten by mistake.
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--force
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Allow overwriting of local files.
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--verbose
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Be verbose when extracting (if the helper application supports 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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--force
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Allow overwriting of local archives.
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--verbose
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Verbose operation (if the helper application supports it).
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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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