dark

unarj – Uncompress Archives Created by the ARJ Command

The unarj command is used to uncompress archives that have been created using the arj command. ARJ is a file archiver that was popular in the early days of computing. It was created by Robert Jung and is still used today to compress and archive files. The unarj command is used to extract the contents of these archives so that they can be used.

Overview

The unarj command is a simple command that is used to uncompress archives that have been created using the arj command. The basic syntax of the command is:

unarj [OPTIONS] ARCHIVE

Where OPTIONS are any of the available options for the command and ARCHIVE is the name of the archive that you want to extract.

Here is an example of how to use the unarj command:

unarj archive.arj

This command will extract the contents of the archive.arj file into the current directory.

Use Cases

The unarj command is typically used in situations where files have been compressed using the arj command. This can happen when you are working with older files or when you are dealing with archives that have been created by other people.

Options

The unarj command has a few options that you can use to customize the way that it works. Here is a table of all the available options:

Option Description
-v Verbose output
-t Test the archive
-p Extract to stdout
-e Extract files to a specific directory

Troubleshooting Tips

If you are having trouble using the unarj command, here are a few tips that may help:

  • Make sure that you have the unarj command installed on your system. If it is not installed, you can install it using your package manager.
  • Make sure that you are using the correct syntax for the command. The basic syntax is unarj [OPTIONS] ARCHIVE.
  • If you are having trouble extracting the files, try using the -v option to get more verbose output. This may help you identify any issues that are causing the extraction to fail.

Notes

  • The unarj command is only used to uncompress archives that have been created using the arj command. If you are working with archives that have been created using a different archiving tool, you will need to use a different command to extract the files.
  • The unarj command is not commonly used today, as the arj command has been largely replaced by more modern archiving tools such as zip and tar. However, there may still be situations where you need to use unarj to extract files from older archives.

Related commands