WinRAR 3.90 Online Manual
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About WinRAR
Quick start for novices

Shell and command line modes
How to extract files
How to archive files
Archive types and parameters
WinRAR interface
Introduction
Wizard
Viewing files
File and archive management commands

Add to archive
Extract to the specified folder
Test files
View file
Delete files
Rename file
Print file
Show archive information
Extract without confirmation
Add archive comment
Protect archive from damage
Lock archive
Scan archive for viruses
Convert archives
Repair archive
Convert archive to SFX
Find files
Show information
Generate report
Benchmark and hardware test
WinRAR menus
Integration with Windows shell
Command line mode

Command line syntax
Commands

Alphabetic commands list
"A" - Add to an archive
"C" - Add an archive comment
"CH" - Change archive parameters
"CV" - Convert archives
"CW" - Write an archive comment to file
"D" - Delete from an archive
"E" - Extract from an archive ignoring paths
"F" - Freshen files within an archive
"I" - Find string in archives
"K" - Lock an archive
"M" - Move files and folders to an archive
"R" - Repair a damaged archive
"RC" - Reconstruct missing volumes
"RN" - Rename archived files
"RR[N]" - Add data recovery record
"RV[N]" - Create recovery volumes
"S[name]" - Convert an archive to a self-extracting type
"S-" - Remove SFX module
"T" - Test archived files
"U" - Update files within an archive
"X" - Extract files from an archive with full paths
Switches

Alphabetic switches list
"-ac" - clear "Archive" attribute
"-ad" - append archive name to destination path
"-af<type>" - specify archive format
"-ag[format]" - generate archive name using the current date and time
"-ao" - add files with "Archive" attribute set
"-ap<path>" - set path inside archive
"-as" - synchronize archive contents
"-av" - apply authenticity verification
"-av-" - disable adding authenticity verification
"-cfg-" - ignore default profile and environment variable
"-cl" - convert file names to lower case
"-cu" - convert file names to upper case
"-df" - delete files after archiving
"-dh" - open shared files
"-ds" - do not sort archiving files
"-ed" - do not add empty folders
"-en" - do not add "end of archive" block
"-ep" - exclude paths from names
"-ep1" - exclude base folder from names
"-ep2" - expand paths to full
"-ep3" - expand paths to full including the drive letter
"-e[+]<attr>" - set file exclude and include attributes
"-f" - freshen files
"-hp[pwd]" - encrypt both file data and headers
"-iadm" - request administrative access for SFX archive
"-ibck" - run WinRAR in background
"-ieml[.][addr]" - send archive by email
"-iicon<name>" - specify SFX icon
"-iimg<name>" - specify SFX logo
"-ilog[name]" - write errors to file
"-inul" - disable error messages
"-ioff" - turn PC off
"-k" - lock archive
"-kb" - keep broken extracted files
"-m<n>" - set compression method
"-mc<par>" - set advanced compression parameters
"-md<n>" - select dictionary size
"-ms[list]" - specify file types to store
"-mt<threads>" - set the number of threads
"-n<file>" - include only the specified file
"-n@<listfile>" - include files using the specified list file
"-oc" - set NTFS "Compressed" attribute
"-or" - rename files automatically
"-os" - save NTFS streams
"-ow" - process file security information
"-o+" - overwrite existing files
"-o-" - do not overwrite existing files
"-p[pwd]" - set password
"-r" - recurse subfolders
"-r0" - recurse subfolders for wildcard names only
"-ri<p>[:<s>]" - Set priority and sleep time
"-rr[N]" - add data recovery record
"-rv[N]" - create recovery volumes
"-s" - create solid archive
"-s<n>" - create solid groups using file count
"-sc<charset>[objects] - specify the character set
"-se" - create solid groups using extension
"-sl<size>" - process files with size less than specified
"-sm<size>" - process files with size more than specified
"-sv" - create independent solid volumes
"-sv-" - create dependent solid volumes
"-s-" - disable solid archiving
"-sfx[name]" - create self-extracting archive
"-t" - test files after archiving
"-ta<date>" - process files modified after the specified date
"-tb<date>" - process files modified before the specified date
"-tk" - keep original archive time
"-tl" - set archive time to newest file
"-tn<time>" - process files newer than the specified time
"-to<time>" - process files older than the specified time
"-ts<m,c,a>[N]" - save or restore file time (modification, creation, access)
"-u" - update files
"-v<n>[k|b|f|m|M|g|G]" - create volumes
"-vd" - erase disk contents before creating volume
"-ver[n]" - file version control
"-vn" - use the old style volume naming scheme
"-vp" - pause before each volume
"-x<file>" - exclude specified file
"-x@<listfile>" - exclude files using a specified list file
"-y" - assume Yes on all queries
"-z<file>" - read archive comment from file
"--" - stop switches scanning
WinRAR exit codes
Configuration settings
Self-extracting modules
Frequently asked questions and hints
License and purchasing information
This command allows to print a file under the cursor and is accessible both in file management and in archive management modes. To run this command use either Commands menu or Ctrl+I keyboard shortcut.
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