7-Zip
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Not to be confused with p7zip.
7-Zip is a file archiver.
Installation
USE flags
USE flags for app-arch/7zip Free file archiver for extremely high compression
Emerge
7-Zip can be installed by running:
root #
emerge --ask app-arch/7zip
Usage
Extraction
To extract all files from an archive, use either e
or x
in the following command:
user $
7zz <e/x> <archive name>
In the above command, e
will simply just extract the archive, while x
will extract the archive, but with full paths.
Archiving
To add files and/or folders to an archive, use the following command:
user $
7zz a <folder/file(s) name(s)>
Making a password-protected archive
Warning
The 7zip man-page STRONGLY advises against using 7-zip for back-up purposes due to the fact that owner/group permissions are NOT stored.
The 7zip man-page STRONGLY advises against using 7-zip for back-up purposes due to the fact that owner/group permissions are NOT stored.
A password-protected archive can be created using the following flags:
-p
: Prompt's the user for a password
Optionally, archive header encryption can also be enabled using -mhe=on
, which forces the 7z
format to be used.
External resources
https://linux.die.net/man/1/7z - 7-zip Linux man-page