How To Install RAR/UNRAR On Centos 7

To Install RAR/UNRAR on Centos 7

RAR files are compressed files created by the WinRAR archive. RAR files can be split into multi-volume archives when dealing with large file sets. Like Zip files, these files need to be extracted. In this tutorial, the method to install RAR/UNRAR on Centos 7 is covered.

Installation

Download the RAR package by using wget command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# wget https://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-x64-5.5.0.tar.gz
--2018-09-27 07:06:36--  https://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-x64-5.5.0.tar.gz
Resolving www.rarlab.com (www.rarlab.com)... 5.135.104.98
Connecting to www.rarlab.com (www.rarlab.com)|5.135.104.98|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 536028 (523K) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ‘rarlinux-x64-5.5.0.tar.gz’

100%[======================================>] 536,028      144KB/s   in 3.6s   

2018-09-27 07:06:41 (144 KB/s) - ‘rarlinux-x64-5.5.0.tar.gz’ saved [536028/536028]

Extract the download file by using tar command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# tar -zxvf rarlinux-x64-5.5.0.tar.gz 
rar/
rar/order.htm
rar/acknow.txt
rar/readme.txt
rar/default.sfx
rar/license.txt
rar/rarfiles.lst
rar/whatsnew.txt
rar/makefile
rar/rar
rar/unrar
rar/rar.txt

Switch the rar directory.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cd rar/

Set the environmental variable.

[root@linuxhelp rar]# cp -v rar unrar /usr/local/bin/
rar’ -> ‘/usr/local/bin/rar’
unrar’ -> ‘/usr/local/bin/unrar

Verfiy the rar application.

[root@linuxhelp rar]# rar
RAR 5.50   Copyright (c) 1993-2017 Alexander Roshal   11 Aug 2017
Trial version             Type 'rar -?' for help

Usage:     rar <command> -<switch 1> -<switch N> <archive> <files...>
               <@listfiles...> <path_to_extract>

<Commands>
  a             Add files to archive
  c             Add archive comment
  ch            Change archive parameters
  cw            Write archive comment to file
  d             Delete files from archive
  e             Extract files without archived paths
  f             Freshen files in archive
  i[par]=<str>  Find string in archives
  k             Lock archive
  l[t[a],b]     List archive contents [technical[all], bare]
  m[f]          Move to archive [files only]
  p             Print file to stdout
  r             Repair archive
  rc            Reconstruct missing volumes
  rn            Rename archived files
  rr[N]         Add data recovery record
  rv[N]         Create recovery volumes
  s[name|-]     Convert archive to or from SFX
  t             Test archive files
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  r0            Recurse subdirectories for wildcard names only
  rr[N]         Add data recovery record
  rv[N]         Create recovery volumes
  s[<N>,v[-],e] Create solid archive
  s-            Disable solid archiving
  sc<chr>[obj]  Specify the character set
  sfx[name]     Create SFX archive
  si[name]      Read data from standard input (stdin)
  sl<size>      Process files with size less than specified
  sm<size>      Process files with size more than specified
  t             Test files after archiving
  ta<date>      Process files modified after <date> in YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format
  tb<date>      Process files modified before <date> in YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format
  tk            Keep original archive time
  tl            Set archive time to latest file
  tn<time>      Process files newer than <time>
  to<time>      Process files older than <time>
  ts[m|c|a]     Save or restore file time (modification, creation, access)
  u             Update files
  v<size>[k,b]  Create volumes with size=<size>*1000 [*1024, *1]
  ver[n]        File version control
  vn            Use the old style volume naming scheme
  vp            Pause before each volume
  w<path>       Assign work directory
  x<file>       Exclude specified file
  x@            Read file names to exclude from stdin
  x@<list>      Exclude files listed in specified list file
  y             Assume Yes on all queries
  z[file]       Read archive comment from file

[root@linuxhelp rar]# unrar
UNRAR 5.50 freeware      Copyright (c) 1993-2017 Alexander Roshal

Usage:     unrar <command> -<switch 1> -<switch N> <archive> <files...>
               <@listfiles...> <path_to_extract>

<Commands>
  e             Extract files without archived paths
  l[t[a],b]     List archive contents [technical[all], bare]
  p             Print file to stdout
  t             Test archive files
  v[t[a],b]     Verbosely list archive contents [technical[all],bare]
  x             Extract files with full path

<Switches>
  -             Stop switches scanning
  @[+]          Disable [enable] file lists
  ad            Append archive name to destination path
  ag[format]    Generate archive name using the current date
  ai            Ignore file attributes
  ap<path>      Set path inside archive
  c-            Disable comments show
  cfg-          Disable read configuration
  cl            Convert names to lower case
  cu            Convert names to upper case
  dh            Open shared files
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  ow            Save or restore file owner and group
  p[password]   Set password
  p-            Do not query password
  r             Recurse subdirectories
  sc<chr>[obj]  Specify the character set
  sl<size>      Process files with size less than specified
  sm<size>      Process files with size more than specified
  ta<date>      Process files modified after <date> in YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format
  tb<date>      Process files modified before <date> in YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format
  tn<time>      Process files newer than <time>
  to<time>      Process files older than <time>
  ts[m|c|a]     Save or restore file time (modification, creation, access)
  u             Update files
  v             List all volumes
  ver[n]        File version control
  vp            Pause before each volume
  x<file>       Exclude specified file
  x@            Read file names to exclude from stdin
  x@<list>      Exclude files listed in specified list file
  y             Assume Yes on all queries

With this, the method to install RAR/UNRAR on Centos 7 comes to an end.