7zr(1)


NAME

   7zr - A file archiver with high compression ratio format

SYNOPSIS

   7zr   <command>  [<switches>...  ]  <archive_name>  [<file_names>...  ]
   [<@listfiles>... ]

DESCRIPTION

   7-Zip  is  a  file  archiver  supporting  7z  (that   implements   LZMA
   compression  algorithm  featuring  very high compression ratio), LZMA2,
   XZ, ZIP,  Zip64,  CAB,  RAR  (if  the  non-free  p7zip-rar  package  is
   installed),  ARJ,  GZIP,  BZIP2,  TAR,  CPIO, RPM, ISO, most filesystem
   images and DEB formats.  Compression ratio in  the  new  7z  format  is
   30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.

   7zr  is  a stand-alone executable.  7zr is a "light-version" of 7za(1).
   7zr handles password-less archives in the 7z,  LZMA2,  and  XZ  formats
   only.

COMMANDS

   a      Add files to archive

   b      Benchmark

   d      Delete files from archive

   e      Extract files from archive (without using directory names)

   h      Calculate hash values for files

   i      Show information about supported formats

   l      List contents of archive

   rn     Rename files in archive

   t      Test integrity of archive

   u      Update files to archive

   x      eXtract files with full paths

SWITCHES

   --     Stop switches parsing

   -ai[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}
          Include archives

   -ax[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}
          Exclude archives

   -ao{a|s|t|u}
          Set Overwrite mode

   -an    Disable archive_name field

   -bb[0-3]
          Set output log level

   -bd    Disable progress indicator

   -bs{o|e|p}{0|1|2}
          Set output stream for output/error/progress line

   -bt    Show execution time statistics

   -i[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}
          Include filenames

   -m{Parameters}
          Set              Compression             Method             (see
          /usr/share/doc/p7zip/DOC/MANUAL/cmdline/switches/method.htm from
          the p7zip-full package for a list of methods)

   -o{Directory}
          Set Output directory

   -r[-|0]
          Recurse  subdirectories (CAUTION: this flag does not do what you
          think, avoid using it)

   -sa{a|e|s}
          Set archive name mode

   -scc{UTF-8|WIN|DOS}
          Set charset for for console input/output

   -scs{UTF-8|UTF-16LE|UTF-16BE|WIN|DOS|{id}}
          Set charset for list files

   -scrc[CRC32|CRC64|SHA1|SHA256|*]
          Set hash function for x, e, h commands

   -sdel  Delete files after compression

   -seml[.]
          Send archive by email

   -sfx[{name}]
          Create SFX archive

   -si[{name}]
          Read data from stdin (e.g. tar  cf  -  directory  |  7zr  a  -si
          directory.tar.7z)

   -slp   Set Large Pages mode

   -slt   Show technical information for l (List) command

   -snh   Store hard links as links

   -snl   Store symbolic links as links

   -sni   Store NT security information

   -sns[-]
          Store NTFS alternate streams

   -sfx[{name}]
          Create SFX archive

   -so    Write  data  to stdout (e.g. 7zr x -so directory.tar.7z | tar xf
          -)

   -spd   Disable wildcard matching for file names

   -spe   Eliminate duplication of root folder for extract command

   -spf   Use fully qualified file paths

   -ssc[-]
          Set sensitive case mode

   -ssw   Compress shared files

   -stl   Set archive timestamp from the most recently modified file

   -stm{HexMask}
          Set CPU thread affinity mask (hexadecimal number)

   -stx{Type}
          Exclude archive type

   -t{Type}
          Set type of archive

   -u[-][p#][q#][r#][x#][y#][z#][!newArchiveName]
          Update options

   -v{Size}[b|k|m|g]
          Create volumes

   -w[path]
          Set working directory. Empty path means a temporary 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  |  7zr  a  -si
   directory.tar.7z
    - to restore your backup : 7zr 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 : 7zr 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

   7zr 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

   -md=32m
          dictionary size = 32 megabytes

   -ms=on solid archive = on

EXAMPLE 2

   7zr a -sfx archive.exe dir1
          add all files from directory "dir1" to SFX  archive  archive.exe
          (Remark : SFX archive MUST end with ".exe")

SEE ALSO

   7za(1), 7z(1), p7zip(1), bzip2(1), gzip(1), zip(1),

HTML Documentation

   /usr/share/doc/p7zip/DOC/MANUAL/start.htm  (avabilable  when the p7zip-
   full package is installed)

AUTHOR

   Written for Debian by  Mohammed  Adnene  Trojette.  Updated  by  Robert
   Luberda.





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