The RAR file format compresses large files into smaller ones so they can be sent easily over the internet. When downloading a .rar file from the web, we need to use a rar tool to extract (uncompress) its contents.
The RAR file format is freely available for Windows operating systems—but the rar tool, which handles compressed files, isn’t installed on Linux by default.
This article will explain how to install the Unrar command-line tool on a Linux system.
Step 1: Installing Unrar on Linux
The program of apt or apt-get can be used to install unrar on Debian and Ubuntu-based distributions.
Using RHEL-based distributions, use DNF or yum to install it.
You will need to download and install a recent version of rar/unrar for users of other Linux distributions by the following command.
Step 2: How to Extract a Linux file of RAR File
To extract or open the file of RAR use this command: unrar e in the directory where you work currently.
For extracting and opening the file of RAR and placing its contents in another location, use the unrar e command with an option that specifies where you want to put the files.
To extract a RAR file with its original directory structure, use the below command: unrar x (source). According to the structure given, it would start to extract the command output:
Step 3: How to Add a RAR File to Linux
For listing the archive file content, use the mentioned command unrar l. You can see the list of files logged in time, date, and size at the time of creation.
Step 4: Testing Your RAR File in Linux
Here, we are testing the archive file for integrity, using the option unrar t. The command mentioned below is about to perform the file integrity and checks the file status too.
The unrar command can be used to extract, list, and test RAR files—but it has no option for creating them. So we have to start the installation of the tools command-line RAR for creating the archive files.
Step 5: To install RAR on Linux, follow these steps
You can install the RAR command option in Linux by executing this command:
Step 6: Create a RAR File in Linux
Run the command mentioned below for creating the RAR archive file. You can start using the mentioned command with the rar option:
Step 7: How to Delete files from the Archive
To remove a file from an archive, run this command.
Step 8: How to Recover a Deleted File
When trying to recover or fix an archive file, it is advisable to run the command with the option
Step 9: Step to Update Archives
To add or update files in an existing archive, use the command rar u.
Confirm that hoststud.sql is one of the files added to your archive file.
Step 10: Setting a password for archive files
To password-protect, a RAR archive file, use the command line option rar a –p.
Let us extract the archive file and see whether a password prompt appears.
Step 11: How to Protect Your Archives
RAR Tool lets you lock an archive file after extracting its contents.
Summary
We have discussed all the steps to open, extract and protect the rar files. Follow the steps to accomplish your task.
The RAR file format is freely available for Windows operating systems—but the rar tool, which handles compressed files, isn’t installed on Linux by default.
This article will explain how to install the Unrar command-line tool on a Linux system.
Step 1: Installing Unrar on Linux
The program of apt or apt-get can be used to install unrar on Debian and Ubuntu-based distributions.
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install unrar
Or
$ sudo apt install unrar
Code:
$ sudpdnf install unrar
Code:
--------------- On 64-bit ---------------
# cd /tmp
# wget https://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-x64-612.tar.gz
# tar -zxvf rarlinux-x64-612.tar.gz
# cd rar
# sudo cp -v rarunrar /usr/local/bin/
--------------- On 32-bit ---------------
# cd /tmp
# wget https://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-x32-612.tar.gz
# tar -zxvf rarlinux-x32-612.tar.gz
# cd rar
# sudo cp -v rarunrar /usr/local/bin/Step 2: How to Extract a Linux file of RAR File
To extract or open the file of RAR use this command: unrar e in the directory where you work currently.
Code:
# unrar e hoststud.rar
Code:
# unrar e hoststud /home/
Code:
# unrar x hoststud.rarStep 3: How to Add a RAR File to Linux
For listing the archive file content, use the mentioned command unrar l. You can see the list of files logged in time, date, and size at the time of creation.
Code:
unrar l hoststud.rarStep 4: Testing Your RAR File in Linux
Here, we are testing the archive file for integrity, using the option unrar t. The command mentioned below is about to perform the file integrity and checks the file status too.
Code:
unrar t hoststud.rarStep 5: To install RAR on Linux, follow these steps
You can install the RAR command option in Linux by executing this command:
Code:
# sudo apt-get install rar
# sudo DNF install rar
# yum install rarStep 6: Create a RAR File in Linux
Run the command mentioned below for creating the RAR archive file. You can start using the mentioned command with the rar option:
Code:
rar a hoststud.rarhoststudStep 7: How to Delete files from the Archive
To remove a file from an archive, run this command.
Code:
rar d filename.rarStep 8: How to Recover a Deleted File
When trying to recover or fix an archive file, it is advisable to run the command with the option
Code:
rar r.
rar r filename.rarStep 9: Step to Update Archives
To add or update files in an existing archive, use the command rar u.
Code:
rar u hoststud.rarhoststud.sql
Code:
rar l hoststud.rarTo password-protect, a RAR archive file, use the command line option rar a –p.
Code:
rar a -p hoststud.rar
Code:
rar x hoststud.rarRAR Tool lets you lock an archive file after extracting its contents.
Code:
rar k hoststud.rarSummary
We have discussed all the steps to open, extract and protect the rar files. Follow the steps to accomplish your task.
