NAME
7z - 7-Zip file archiver with a high compression ratio
SYNOPSIS
7z
command [switches...] archive_name [file_names] [@listfile]
7zz
command [switches...] archive_name [file_names] [@listfile]
7za
command [switches...] archive_name [file_names] [@listfile]
7zr
command [switches...] archive_name [file_names] [@listfile]
DESCRIPTION
7-Zip file
archiver with a high compression ratio
There are some variants for 7z executable.
7z
Full featured with plugin support
7zz
Full featured single binary executable with no plugins support
7za
Supports major formats only, no plugins, but smaller executable size
7zr
Only supports LZMA codec and related formats (7z, lzma, xz), no plugins, but smallest executable size
OPTIONS
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 and @listfile 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
-mmt[N]
set number of CPU threads
-mx[N]
set compression level: -mx1 (fastest) ... -mx9 (ultra)
-mcp=[codepage number]
[Extra options for Zip format]:
Use codepage number for file name encoding. When
7-Zip detects legacy Zip format, 7-Zip automatically choose
suitable legacy codepage number by your current locale. If
automatic codepage chooser fails, use this option to
manually set codepage number.
(example): Use "-mcp=437" for CP437
-o{Directory}
set Output directory
-p{Password}
set Password
-r[-|0]
Recurse subdirectories for name search
-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
-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
-so
write data to stdout
-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
-sse
stop archive creating, if it can’t open some input file
-ssp
do not change Last Access Time of source files while archiving
-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}]
assign Work directory. Empty path means a temporary directory
-x[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}
eXclude filenames
-y
assume Yes on all queries
SEE ALSO
7-Zip https://www.7-zip.org/">https://www.7-zip.org/
COPYRIGHT
Copyright
© 1999-2023 Igor Pavlov.
Distributed under the LGPL-2.1+ license.