7z

# 7z

> A file archiver with high compression ratio.
> More information: <https://www.7-zip.org/>.

- Archive a file or directory:

7z a {{archived.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

- Encrypt an existing archive (including headers):

7z a {{encrypted.7z}} -p{{password}} -mhe=on {{archived.7z}}

- Extract an existing 7z file with original directory structure:

7z x {{archived.7z}}

- Extract an archive with user-defined output path:

7z x {{archived.7z}} -o{{path/to/output}}

- Extract an archive to stdout:

7z x {{archived.7z}} -so

- Archive using a specific archive type:

7z a -t{{zip|gzip|bzip2|tar}} {{archived.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

- List available archive types:

7z i

- List the contents of an archive file:

7z l {{archived.7z}}