file-roller(1) User Commands file-roller(1)NAMEfile-roller - create, view, modify, or unpack an archive
SYNOPSISfile-roller [--add] [--add-to=archive] [--default-dir=folder]
[--extract] [--extract-here] [--extract-to=folder] [--force] [gnome-
std-options]
DESCRIPTION
The File Roller application enables you to create, view, modify, or
unpack an archive. An archive is a file that acts as a container for
other files. An archive can contain many files, folders, and subfold‐
ers, usually in compressed form.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-d, --add Ask for the name of the archive, then
add the files, then quit the applica‐
tion.
-a, --add-to=archive Add files to the specified archive,
then quit the application.
--default-dir=folder Specify the default folder for the
--add and --extract options.
-f, --extract Ask for the name of the destination
folder, then extract the files, then
quit the application.
-h, --extract-here Extract archives using the archive name
as destination folder and quit the pro‐
gram.
-e, --extract-to=folder Extract archives to the specified
folder, then quit the application.
--force Create the destination folder without
asking for confirmation.
gnome-std-options Standard options available for use with
most GNOME applications. See gnome-
std-options(5) for more information.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Unpacking an Archive
example% file-roller--extract archive
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/file-roller Executable for File Roller application.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │desktop/archive-manager/file-roller │
├─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│Interface stability │Volatile │
└─────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSO
File Roller Manual
ar(1), tar(1), unzip(1), zip(1), attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5)NOTES
Written by Laszlo Kovacs, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2004, 2007.
SunOS 5.11 08 Nov 2007 file-roller(1)