| About WinRAR |
 | What is WinRAR |
| WinRAR limitations |
| Console RAR version |
| Acknowledgments |
| Quick start for novices |
| Shell and command line modes |
| How to extract files |
| How to extract files using WinRAR shell mode |
| How to extract files using command line |
| How to extract files in Explorer or Desktop |
| How to archive files |
| How to archive files using WinRAR shell mode |
| How to archive files using command line |
| How to archive files in Explorer or Desktop |
| Archive types and parameters |
| RAR versus ZIP |
| Support of other archive formats |
| Solid archives |
| Volumes (split archives) |
| Recovery volumes |
| Self-extracting (SFX) archives |
| Encryption |
| Archive comment |
| Protecting archives from damage |
| Locking archives |
| How to choose optimal archiving settings |
| WinRAR interface |
| Introduction |
| Introduction to WinRAR interface |
| File management and archive management modes |
| Selecting files |
| Themes |
| Wizard |
| Using WinRAR Wizard |
| Wizard: Choose the operation |
| Wizard: Choose the archive to unpack |
| Wizard: Choose the archive to create or update |
| Wizard: Choose a folder for unpacked files |
| Wizard: Archiving options |
| Viewing files |
| Viewing files |
| Internal viewer |
| File and archive management commands |
| Add to archive |
| Extract to the specified folder |
| Test files |
| View file |
| Delete files |
| Rename file |
| Print file |
| Show archive information |
| Extract without confirmation |
| Add archive comment |
| Protect archive from damage |
| Lock archive |
| Scan archive for viruses |
| Convert archives |
| Repair archive |
| Convert archive to SFX |
| Find files |
| Show information |
| Generate report |
| Benchmark and hardware test |
| WinRAR menus |
| File menu |
| Commands menu |
| Tools menu |
| Favorites menu |
| Options menu |
| Help menu |
| Integration with Windows shell |
| How to open an archive from Windows shell |
| Using context menus |
| Drag and drop support |
| Command line mode |
| Command line syntax |
| Commands |
| Alphabetic commands list |
| "A" - Add to an archive |
| "C" - Add an archive comment |
| "CH" - Change archive parameters |
| "CV" - Convert archives |
| "CW" - Write an archive comment to file |
| "D" - Delete from an archive |
| "E" - Extract from an archive ignoring paths |
| "F" - Freshen files within an archive |
| "I" - Find string in archives |
| "K" - Lock an archive |
| "M" - Move files and folders to an archive |
| "R" - Repair a damaged archive |
| "RC" - Reconstruct missing volumes |
| "RN" - Rename archived files |
| "RR[N]" - Add data recovery record |
| "RV[N]" - Create recovery volumes |
| "S[name]" - Convert an archive to a self-extracting type |
| "S-" - Remove SFX module |
| "T" - Test archived files |
| "U" - Update files within an archive |
| "X" - Extract files from an archive with full paths |
| Switches |
| Alphabetic switches list |
| "-ac" - clear "Archive" attribute |
| "-ad" - append archive name to destination path |
| "-af<type>" - specify archive format |
| "-ag[format]" - generate archive name using the current date and time |
| "-ao" - add files with "Archive" attribute set |
| "-ap" - set path inside archive |
| "-as" - synchronize archive contents |
| "-av" - apply authenticity verification |
| "-av-" - disable adding authenticity verification |
| "-cfg-" - ignore default profile and environment variable |
| "-cl" - convert file names to lower case |
| "-cu" - convert file names to upper case |
| "-df" - delete files after archiving |
| "-dh" - open shared files |
| "-ds" - do not sort archiving files |
| "-ed" - do not add empty folders |
| "-en" - do not add "end of archive" block |
| "-ep" - exclude paths from names |
| "-ep1" - exclude base folder from names |
| "-ep2" - expand paths to full |
| "-ep3" - expand paths to full including the drive letter |
| "-e[+]<attr>" - set file exclude and include attributes |
| "-f" - freshen files |
| "-fcu" - use Unicode text format when adding or writing archive comments |
| "-hp[pwd]" - encrypt both file data and headers |
| "-ibck" - run WinRAR in background |
| "-ieml[.][addr]" - send archive by email |
| "-iicon<name>" - specify SFX icon |
| "-iimg<name>" - specify SFX logo |
| "-ilog[name]" - write errors to file |
| "-inul" - disable error messages |
| "-ioff" - turn PC off |
| "-k" - lock archive |
| "-kb" - keep broken extracted files |
| "-m<n>" - set compression method |
| "-mc<par>" - set advanced compression parameters |
| "-md<n>" - select dictionary size |
| "-ms[list]" - specify file types to store |
| "-mt<threads>" - set the number of threads |
| "-n<file>" - include only the specified file |
| "-n@<listfile>" - include files using the specified list file |
| "-oc" - set NTFS "Compressed" attribute |
| "-or" - rename files automatically |
| "-os" - save NTFS streams |
| "-ow" - process file security information |
| "-o+" - overwrite existing files |
| "-o-" - do not overwrite existing files |
| "-p[pwd]" - set password |
| "-r" - recurse subfolders |
| "-r0" - recurse subfolders for wildcard names only |
| "-ri<p>[:<s>]" - Set priority and sleep time |
| "-rr[N]" - add data recovery record |
| "-rv[N]" - create recovery volumes |
| "-s" - create solid archive |
| "-s<n>" - create solid groups using file count |
| "-se" - create solid groups using extension |
| "-sl<size>" - process files with size less than specified |
| "-sm<size>" - process files with size more than specified |
| "-sv" - create independent solid volumes |
| "-sv-" - create dependent solid volumes |
| "-s-" - disable solid archiving |
| "-sfx[name]" - create self-extracting archive |
| "-t" - test files after archiving |
| "-ta02.09.2006" - process files modified after the specified date |
| "-tb02.09.2006" - process files modified before the specified date |
| "-tk" - keep original archive time |
| "-tl" - set archive time to newest file |
| "-tn7:37" - process files newer than the specified time |
| "-to7:37" - process files older than the specified time |
| "-ts<m,c,a>[N]" - save or restore file time (modification, creation, access) |
| "-u" - update files |
| "-v<n>[k|b|f|m|M|g|G]" - create volumes |
| "-vd" - erase disk contents before creating volume |
| "-ver[n]" - file version control |
| "-vn" - use the old style volume naming scheme |
| "-vp" - pause before each volume |
| "-x<file>" - exclude specified file |
| "-x@<listfile>" - exclude files using a specified list file |
| "-y" - assume Yes on all queries |
| "-z<file>" - read archive comment from file |
| "--" - stop switches scanning |
| WinRAR exit codes |
| List of WinRAR exit codes |
| Configuration settings |
| General settings dialog |
| Compression settings dialog |
| Paths settings dialog |
| File list settings dialog |
| Viewer settings dialog |
| Security settings dialog |
| Integration settings dialog |
| Compression profiles |
| RAR environment variable |
| Registry variables |
| Optimizing files sorting - rarfiles.lst file |
| Self-extracting modules |
| GUI RAR and ZIP SFX modules (Default.SFX and Zip.SFX) |
| Console RAR SFX module (WinCon.SFX) |
| DOS SFX module (Dos.SFX) |
| Frequently asked questions and hints |
| List of frequently asked questions |
| Hints |
| License and purchasing information |
| WinRAR license |
| Purchasing information |
| Information for registered users of WinRAR 1.xx - 2.50 |