Tuesday, June 2, 2009

How to use 7 zip in ubuntu linux

Type: sudo aptitude install p7zip p7zip-full p7zip-rar
You can Right Click and Extract or in Shell .

How to extract files in Shell:

Extracting

Extracting is simple. From the shale, navigate to the folder where the arhive(rar,zip etc.) are located (type "cd /path/to/folder" for example without quotes). Then, type:

7z x YourFileName.rar

If your archive is split into multiple volumes, specify the lowest numbered volume.

7z x YourFileName.7z.001

If you want to extract to another location simply add "-o" follow by that location to the end of the command:

7z x FileName.7z -o/home/user/Desktop/foldername

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