.\"
.TH 7z "1" "May 2023" "22.01"
.SH NAME
7z \- 7-Zip file archiver with a high compression ratio
.SH SYNOPSIS
.SY 7z
\fI\,command\/\fR
[\fI\,switches\/\fR\&.\|.\|.\&]
\fI\,archive_name\/\fR
[\fI\,file_names\/\fR]
[@\fI\,listfile\/\fR]
.YS
.SY 7zz
\fI\,command\/\fR
[\fI\,switches\/\fR\&.\|.\|.\&]
\fI\,archive_name\/\fR
[\fI\,file_names\/\fR]
[@\fI\,listfile\/\fR]
.YS
.SY 7za
\fI\,command\/\fR
[\fI\,switches\/\fR\&.\|.\|.\&]
\fI\,archive_name\/\fR
[\fI\,file_names\/\fR]
[@\fI\,listfile\/\fR]
.YS
.SY 7zr
\fI\,command\/\fR
[\fI\,switches\/\fR\&.\|.\|.\&]
\fI\,archive_name\/\fR
[\fI\,file_names\/\fR]
[@\fI\,listfile\/\fR]
.YS
.SH DESCRIPTION
7-Zip file archiver with a high compression ratio
.br
There are some variants for 7z executable.
.TP
7z
Full featured with plugin support
.TP
7zz
Full featured single binary executable with no plugins support
.TP
7za
Supports major formats only, no plugins, but smaller excutable size
.TP
7zr
Only supports LZMA codec and related formats (7z, lzma, xz),
no plugins, but smallest executable size
.SH OPTIONS
.SS Commands
.TP
a
Add files to archive
.TP
b
Benchmark
.TP
d
Delete files from archive
.TP
e
Extract files from archive (without using directory names)
.TP
h
Calculate hash values for files
.TP
i
Show information about supported formats
.TP
l
List contents of archive
.TP
rn
Rename files in archive
.TP
t
Test integrity of archive
.TP
u
Update files to archive
.TP
x
eXtract files with full paths
.SS Switches
.TP
\-\-
Stop switches and @\fI\,listfile\/\fR parsing
.TP
\-ai[r[\-|0]]{@\fI\,listfile\/\fR|!\fI\,wildcard\/\fR}
Include archives
.TP
\-ax[r[\-|0]]{@\fI\,listfile\/\fR|!\fI\,wildcard\/\fR}
eXclude archives
.TP
\-ao{a|s|t|u}
set Overwrite mode
.TP
\-an
disable archive_name field
.TP
\-bb[0\-3]
set output log level
.TP
\-bd
disable progress indicator
.TP
\-bs{o|e|p}{0|1|2}
set output stream for output/error/progress line
.TP
\-bt
show execution time statistics
.TP
\-i[r[\-|0]]{@\fI\,listfile\/\fR|!\fI\,wildcard\/\fR}
Include filenames
.TP
\-m{\fI\,Parameters\/\fR}
set compression Method
.RS
.TQ
\-mmt[\fI\,N\/\fR]
set number of CPU threads
.TQ
\-mx[\fI\,N\/\fR]
set compression level: \-mx1 (fastest) ... \-mx9 (ultra)
.RE
.TP
\-o{\fI\,Directory\/\fR}
set Output directory
.TP
\-p{\fI\,Password\/\fR}
set Password
.TP
\-r[\-|0]
Recurse subdirectories for name search
.TP
\-sa{a|e|s}
set Archive name mode
.TP
\-scc{UTF\-8|WIN|DOS}
set charset for for console input/output
.TP
\-scs{UTF\-8|UTF\-16LE|UTF\-16BE|WIN|DOS|{\fI\,id\/\fR}}
set charset for list files
.TP
\-scrc[CRC32|CRC64|SHA1|SHA256|*]
set hash function for \fBx\fR, \fBe\fR, \fBh\fR commands
.TP
\-sdel
delete files after compression
.TP
\-seml[.]
send archive by email
.TP
\-sfx[{\fI\,name\/\fR}]
Create SFX archive
.TP
\-si[{\fI\,name\/\fR}]
read data from stdin
.TP
\-slp
set Large Pages mode
.TP
\-slt
show technical information for \fBl\fR (List) command
.TP
\-snh
store hard links as links
.TP
\-snl
store symbolic links as links
.TP
\-sni
store NT security information
.TP
\-sns[\-]
store NTFS alternate streams
.TP
\-so
write data to stdout
.TP
\-spd
disable wildcard matching for file names
.TP
\-spe
eliminate duplication of root folder for extract command
.TP
\-spf
use fully qualified file paths
.TP
\-ssc[\-]
set sensitive case mode
.TP
\-sse
stop archive creating, if it can't open some input file
.TP
\-ssp
do not change Last Access Time of source files while archiving
.TP
\-ssw
compress shared files
.TP
\-stl
set archive timestamp from the most recently modified file
.TP
\-stm{\fI\,HexMask\/\fR}
set CPU thread affinity mask (hexadecimal number)
.TP
\-stx{\fI\,Type\/\fR}
exclude archive type
.TP
\-t{\fI\,Type\/\fR}
Set type of archive
.TP
\-u[\-][p\fI\,#\/\fR][q\fI\,#\/\fR][r\fI\,#\/\fR][x\fI\,#\/\fR][y\fI\,#\/\fR][z\fI\,#\/\fR][!\fI\,newArchiveName\/\fR]
Update options
.TP
\-v{\fI\,Size\/\fR}[b|k|m|g]
Create volumes
.TP
\-w[{\fI\,path\/\fR}]
assign Work directory. Empty path means a temporary directory
.TP
\-x[r[\-|0]]{@\fI\,listfile\/\fR|!\fI\,wildcard\/\fR}
eXclude filenames
.TP
\-y
assume Yes on all queries
.SH SEE ALSO
7-Zip
.UR https://\:www.7-zip.org/
.UE
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1999\-2023 Igor Pavlov.
.br
Distributed under the LGPL-2.1+ license.