{"id":13766,"date":"2019-04-06T02:56:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T02:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=13766"},"modified":"2019-04-06T02:56:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T02:56:29","slug":"how-to-open-extract-and-create-rar-files-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/04\/06\/how-to-open-extract-and-create-rar-files-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open, Extract and Create RAR Files in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAR<\/strong>\u00a0is a most popular tool for creating and extracting compressed archive\u00a0(.rar)<\/code>\u00a0files. When we download an archive file from the web, we required a\u00a0rar<\/strong>\u00a0tool to extract them.<\/p>\n

RAR<\/strong>\u00a0is available freely under Windows operating systems to handle compressed files, but unfortunately,\u00a0rar<\/strong>\u00a0tool doesn\u2019t pre-installed under Linux systems.<\/p>\n

This article explains how to install\u00a0unrar<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0rar<\/strong>\u00a0command-line tools using official binary tar file under Linux systems to open, extract, uncompress or unrar an archive file.<\/p>\n

Step 1: How to Install Unrar in Linux<\/h4>\n

On\u00a0Debian<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0based distributions, you can easily install\u00a0unrar<\/strong>\u00a0package using the\u00a0apt-get<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0apt<\/a>\u00a0program as shown.<\/p>\n

$ sudo apt-get install unrar\r\nOr\r\n$ sudo apt install unrar\r\n<\/pre>\n
If you are using\u00a0Fedora<\/strong>\u00a0distribution, you can use the\u00a0dnf command<\/a>\u00a0to install it.<\/p>\n
$ sudp dnf install unrar\r\n<\/pre>\n
If you are using a\u00a0CentOS<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0RHEL<\/strong>\u00a0distribution, you need to\u00a0download the latest unrar\/rar file<\/a>\u00a0and install it using following commands.<\/p>\n
--------------- On 64-bit ---------------<\/strong> \r\n# cd \/tmp\r\n# wget https:\/\/www.rarlab.com\/rar\/rarlinux-x64-5.6.0.tar.gz\r\n# tar -zxvf rarlinux-x64-5.6.0.tar.gz\r\n# cd rar\r\n# sudo cp -v rar unrar \/usr\/local\/bin\/\r\n\r\n--------------- On 32-bit ---------------<\/strong> \r\n# cd \/tmp\r\n# wget https:\/\/www.rarlab.com\/rar\/rarlinux-5.6.0.tar.gz\r\n# tar -zxvf rarlinux-5.6.0.tar.gz\r\n# cd rar\r\n# sudo cp -v rar unrar \/usr\/local\/bin\/\r\n<\/pre>\n
Step 2: How to Open\/Extract a RAR File in Linux<\/h4>\n
To open\/extract a\u00a0RAR<\/strong>\u00a0file in current working directory, just use the following command with\u00a0unrar e<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/p>\n
# unrar e tecmint.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nUNRAR 4.20 beta 3 freeware      Copyright (c) 1993-2012 Alexander Roshal\r\n\r\nExtracting from tecmint.rar\r\n\r\nExtracting  index.php                                                 OK\r\nExtracting  index.html                                                OK\r\nExtracting  xyz.txt                                                   OK\r\nExtracting  abc.txt                                                   OK\r\nAll OK<\/pre>\n
To open\/extract a\u00a0RAR<\/strong>\u00a0file in specific path or destination directory, just use the\u00a0unrar e<\/strong>\u00a0option, it will extract all the files in specified destination directory.<\/p>\n
# unrar e tecmint.rar \/home\/<\/strong>\r\n\r\nUNRAR 4.20 beta 3 freeware      Copyright (c) 1993-2012 Alexander Roshal\r\n\r\nExtracting from tecmint.rar\r\n\r\nExtracting  \/home\/index.php                                           OK\r\nExtracting  \/home\/index.html                                          OK\r\nExtracting  \/home\/xyz.txt                                             OK\r\nExtracting  \/home\/abc.txt                                             OK\r\nAll OK<\/pre>\n
To open\/extract a\u00a0RAR<\/strong>\u00a0file with their original directory structure. just issue below command with\u00a0unrar x<\/strong>\u00a0option. It will extract according their folder structure see below output of the command.<\/p>\n
# unrar x tecmint.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nUNRAR 4.20 beta 3 freeware      Copyright (c) 1993-2012 Alexander Roshal\r\n\r\nExtracting from tecmint.rar\r\n\r\nCreating    tecmint                                                   OK\r\nExtracting  tecmint\/index.php                                         OK\r\nExtracting  tecmint\/index.html                                        OK\r\nExtracting  tecmint\/xyz.txt                                           OK\r\nExtracting  tecmint\/abc.txt                                           OK\r\nCreating    default                                                   OK\r\nExtracting  default\/index.php                                         OK\r\nExtracting  default\/index.html                                        OK\r\nCreating    include                                                   OK\r\nExtracting  include\/abc.txt                                           OK\r\nCreating    php                                                       OK\r\nExtracting  php\/xyz.txt                                               OK\r\nAll OK<\/pre>\n
Step 3: How to List a RAR File in Linux<\/h4>\n
To list a files inside a archive file use\u00a0unrar l<\/strong>\u00a0option. It will display the list of files with their\u00a0sizes<\/strong>,\u00a0date<\/strong>,\u00a0time<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0permissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
unrar l tecmint.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nUNRAR 4.20 beta 3 freeware      Copyright (c) 1993-2012 Alexander Roshal\r\n\r\nArchive tecmint.rar\r\n\r\n Name             Size   Packed Ratio  Date   Time     Attr      CRC   Meth Ver\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n index.php           0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:11 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n index.html          0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:11 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n xyz.txt             0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:11 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n abc.txt             0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:11 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n index.php           0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:22 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n index.html          0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:22 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n abc.txt             0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:22 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n xyz.txt             0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:22 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n    8                0       64   0%<\/pre>\n
Step 4: How to Test a RAR File in Linux<\/h4>\n
To test an integrity of a archive file, use option\u00a0unrar t<\/strong>. The below command will perform a complete integrity check for each file and displays the status of the file.<\/p>\n
unrar t tecmint.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nUNRAR 4.20 beta 3 freeware      Copyright (c) 1993-2012 Alexander Roshal\r\n\r\nTesting archive tecmint.rar\r\n\r\nTesting     tecmint\/index.php                                         OK\r\nTesting     tecmint\/index.html                                        OK\r\nTesting     tecmint\/xyz.txt                                           OK\r\nTesting     tecmint\/abc.txt                                           OK\r\nTesting     default\/index.php                                         OK\r\nTesting     default\/index.html                                        OK\r\nTesting     include\/abc.txt                                           OK\r\nTesting     php\/xyz.txt                                               OK\r\nAll OK<\/pre>\n
The\u00a0unrar<\/strong>\u00a0command is used to extract, list or test archive files only. It has no any option for creating\u00a0RAR<\/strong>\u00a0files under Linux. So, here we need to install\u00a0RAR<\/strong>\u00a0command-line utility to create archive files.<\/p>\n
Step 5: How to Install Rar in Linux<\/h4>\n
To install\u00a0RAR<\/strong>\u00a0command option in Linux, just execute following command.<\/p>\n
# sudo apt-get install rar\r\n# sudo dnf install rar\r\n# yum install rar\r\n<\/pre>\n
Sample Output<\/h5>\n
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror\r\nLoading mirror speeds from cached hostfile\r\nDependencies Resolved\r\n=========================================================================================\r\n Package\t\t\tArch\t\t\tVersion\t\t\t\tRepository\t\t\tSize\r\n=========================================================================================\r\nInstalling:\r\n rar\t\t\t\ti386            3.8.0-1.el5.rf      rpmforge\t\t\t264 k\r\n\r\nTransaction Summary\r\n=========================================================================================\r\nInstall       1 Package(s)\r\nUpgrade       0 Package(s)\r\n\r\nTotal download size: 264 k\r\nIs this ok [y\/N]: y\r\nDownloading Packages:\r\nrar-3.8.0-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t| 264 kB     00:01\r\nRunning rpm_check_debug\r\nRunning Transaction Test\r\nFinished Transaction Test\r\nTransaction Test Succeeded\r\nRunning Transaction\r\n  Installing     : rar                                          1\/1\r\n\r\nInstalled:\r\n  rar.i386 0:3.8.0-1.el5.rf\r\n\r\nComplete!<\/pre>\n
Step 6: How to Create Rar File in Linux<\/h4>\n
To create a archive(RAR<\/strong>) file in Linux, run the following command with\u00a0rar a<\/strong>\u00a0option. It will create archive file for a\u00a0tecmint<\/strong>\u00a0directory.<\/p>\n
rar a tecmint.rar tecmint<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRAR 3.80   Copyright (c) 1993-2008 Alexander Roshal   16 Sep 2008\r\nShareware version         Type RAR -? for help\r\n\r\nEvaluation copy. Please register.\r\n\r\nCreating archive tecmint.rar\r\n\r\nAdding    tecmint\/index.php                                           OK\r\nAdding    tecmint\/index.html                                          OK\r\nAdding    tecmint\/xyz.txt                                             OK\r\nAdding    tecmint\/abc.txt                                             OK\r\nAdding    tecmint                                                     OK\r\nDone<\/pre>\n
Step 7: How to Delete files from Archive<\/h4>\n
To delete a file from a archive file, run the command.<\/p>\n
rar d filename.rar<\/b>\r\n<\/pre>\n
Step 8: How to Recover Archives<\/h4>\n
To recover or fix a archive file or files, run the command with option\u00a0rar r<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
rar r filename.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRAR 3.80   Copyright (c) 1993-2008 Alexander Roshal   16 Sep 2008\r\nShareware version         Type RAR -? for help\r\n\r\nBuilding fixed.tecmint.rar\r\nScanning...\r\nData recovery record not found\r\nReconstructing tecmint.rar\r\nBuilding rebuilt.tecmint.rar\r\nFound  tecmint\\index.php\r\nFound  tecmint\\index.html\r\nFound  tecmint\\xyz.txt\r\nFound  tecmint\\abc.txt\r\nFound  tecmint\r\nDone<\/pre>\n
Step 9: How to Update Archives<\/h4>\n
To update or add files to existing archive file, use the following command with option\u00a0rar u<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
rar u tecmint.rar tecmint.sql<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRAR 3.80   Copyright (c) 1993-2008 Alexander Roshal   16 Sep 2008\r\nShareware version         Type RAR -? for help\r\n\r\nEvaluation copy. Please register.\r\n\r\nUpdating archive tecmint.rar\r\n\r\nAdding    tecmint.sql                                                 OK\r\nDone<\/pre>\n
Now, verify that the file\u00a0tecmint.sql<\/strong>\u00a0is added to archive file.<\/p>\n
rar l tecmint.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRAR 3.80   Copyright (c) 1993-2008 Alexander Roshal   16 Sep 2008\r\nShareware version         Type RAR -? for help\r\n\r\nArchive tecmint.rar\r\n\r\n Name             Size   Packed Ratio  Date   Time     Attr      CRC   Meth Ver\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n index.php           0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:11 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n index.html          0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:11 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n xyz.txt             0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:11 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n abc.txt             0        8   0% 18-08-12 19:11 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9\r\n tecmint             0        0   0% 18-08-12 19:23 drwxr-xr-x 00000000 m0  2.0\r\n tecmint.sql 0 8 0% 18-08-12 19:46 -rw-r--r-- 00000000 m3b 2.9<\/strong>\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n    6                0       40   0%<\/pre>\n
Step 10: How to Set Password to Archives<\/h4>\n
This is very interesting feature from\u00a0Rar<\/strong>\u00a0tool, it allows us to set a password to archive file. To password protect archive file use option\u00a0rar a -p<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
rar a -p tecmint.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEnter password (will not be echoed):\r\n\r\nReenter password:\r\n\r\nAR 3.80   Copyright (c) 1993-2008 Alexander Roshal   16 Sep 2008\r\nShareware version         Type RAR -? for help\r\n\r\nEvaluation copy. Please register.\r\n\r\nUpdating archive tecmint.rar\r\n\r\nUpdating  tecmint.sql                                                 OK\r\nDone<\/pre>\n
Now verify it by extracting the archive file and see whether it will prompt us to enter password that we have set above.<\/p>\n
rar x tecmint.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRAR 3.80   Copyright (c) 1993-2008 Alexander Roshal   16 Sep 2008\r\nShareware version         Type RAR -? for help\r\n\r\nExtracting from tecmint.rar\r\n\r\nCreating    tecmint                                                   OK\r\nExtracting  tecmint\/index.php                                         OK\r\nExtracting  tecmint\/index.html                                        OK\r\nExtracting  tecmint\/xyz.txt                                           OK\r\nExtracting  tecmint\/abc.txt                                           OK\r\nEnter password (will not be echoed) for tecmint.sql<\/strong>:\r\n\r\nExtracting  tecmint.sql                                               OK\r\nAll OK<\/pre>\n
Step 11: How to Lock Archives<\/h4>\n
Another interesting lock feature from rar tool, it provides a option to lock a particular archive file from extracting it.<\/p>\n
rar k tecmint.rar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRAR 3.80   Copyright (c) 1993-2008 Alexander Roshal   16 Sep 2008\r\nShareware version         Type RAR -? for help\r\n\r\nProcessing archive tecmint.rar\r\nLocking archive<\/strong>\r\nDone<\/pre>\n
Conclusion<\/h4>\n
For mor\u00a0RAR<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Unrar<\/strong>\u00a0options and usage, run the following command it will display a list of options with their description.<\/p>\n
# man unrar<\/strong>\r\n# man rar<\/strong><\/pre>\n
We have presented almost all of the options above for\u00a0rar<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0unrar<\/strong>\u00a0commands with their examples. If you feel that we\u2019ve missed anything in this list and you would like us to add, please update us using comment form below.<\/p>\n
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