p7zip: archiver to compress or decompress files
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What is p7zip? 🔗
p7zip is a wrapper of 7-Zip file archiver with high compression ratio. Internally executes either 7za or 7zr command.
More information: https://p7zip.sourceforge.net .
Usage 🔗
Archive a file, replacing it with a 7zipped compressed version:
p7zip path/to/file
Archive a file keeping the input file:
p7zip [-k|--heep] path/to/file
Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version:
p7zip [-d|--decompress] compressed.ext.7z
Decompress a file keeping the input file:
p7zip [-d|--decompress] [-k|--heep] compressed.ext.7z
Skip some checks and force compression or decompression:
p7zip [-f|--force] path/to/file
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