7ZIP |
Purpose: | Add, update, or delete files in a .7Z archive |
Format: | 7ZIP [/= /A:[[-][+]rhsdaecjot] /A /C /CRC /D /F /Kn /Ln /M /O:[-]acdeginorstuz /P /Q /R /S"password" /T /TEST /U /V] ziparchive [@file] file... |
ziparchive | The 7zip file to work with |
file | The files(s) to be added to the 7zip file |
File Selection
Supports command dialog, attribute switches, extended wildcards, ranges, multiple file names, and include lists.
File Completion Syntax:
The default filename completion syntax is: [1] dirs 7z [2*] *
Usage:
You can specify a pathname for ziparchive. If you don't provide an extension, and the filename as entered doesn't exist, 7ZIP adds ".7z". If you don't specify an operation, 7ZIP will default to Add. If you don't specify any arguments, 7ZIP will display its command dialog.
7ZIP supports connected web folders. If an HTML file (i.e., with an .htm or .html extension) is zipped, 7ZIP will look for a folder in the same directory with the same name and an extension of ".files". If it is found, the .files directory will be added to the 7ZIP archive.
7ZIP sets two internal variables:
%_7zip_files | The number of files archived |
%_7zip_errors | The number of errors |
Options:
/A:... | Select only those files that have the specified attribute(s) set. See Attribute Switches for information on the attributes which can follow /A:. Do not use /A: with @file lists. See @file lists for details. |
You can specify /A:= to display a dialog to help you set individual attributes.
/F | Update only those files that currently exist in the 7zip file, and which are older than the files on disk. |
0 | LZMA |
1 | BZip2 |
2 | Delta |
3 | Copy (no compression) |
4 | Deflate |
5 | LZMA2 (default) |
/Ln | Set the compression level (1 - 5, where 1=minimum compression, and 5=maximum compression). The default is 2. |
You may use any combination of the sorting options below. If multiple options are used, the files will be sorted with the first sort option as the primary key, the next as the secondary key, and so on:
n | Sort by filename and extension, unless e is explicitly included. This is the default. |
- | Reverse the sort order for the next sort key |
a | Sort names and extensions in standard ASCII order, instead of numerically when numeric substrings are included in the name or extension. |
c | Sort by compression ratio |
d | Sort by date and time (oldest first); also see /T:acw |
e | Sort by extension |
g | Group subdirectories first, then files |
i | Sort by description |
o | Sort by owner |
r | Reverse the sort order for all options |
s | Sort by size |
t | Same as d |
u | Unsorted |
z | Same as s |
/R | If the argument is a subdirectory, copy all of the files in that subdirectory and all of its subdirectories to the zip file. |
/S | Use the specified password to encrypt the file(s). If you don't provide a password on the command line, 7ZIP will prompt you to enter one. |
/TEST | Test the integrity of the 7ZIP file (header and contents). Any errors will be displayed on STDERR. |
/V | View the list of files in the 7zip file (date, time, size, and filename). If the 7zip file is password protected, 7ZIP will append a * after the filename. |