rar.exe is the command line version of WinRAR. It can be used for a variety of operations, including compressing, decompressing, extracting, testing, repairing, and creating multi-volume archives. The rar.exe file is located in the installation directory of WinRAR.

The command line format for rar.exe is as follows:

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rar <command> [-<switch>] <archive> [<@listfile...>]

Command refers to the operation that rar.exe will perform. For instance, a means adding files to the archive, c means creating an archive, t means testing an archive, and x means extracting from an archive.

Switch controls how rar.exe executes the command. For example, -a means to add all files, -r means to add directories recursively, and -p means to display a progress bar.

Archive refers to the file or directory that you want to compress or decompress.

@listfile refers to a file that contains a list of files or directories to compress or decompress.

Example 1: Compressing Files

The following command compresses all files in the C:\test directory into a file named test.rar:

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rar a test.rar C:\test

Example 2: Decompressing Files

The following command extracts the test.rar file into the current directory:

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rar x test.rar

Example 3: Testing Files

The following command tests the test.rar file for corruption:

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rar t test.rar

Example 4: Creating Multi-Volume Archives

The following command compresses all files in the C:\test directory into a file named test.rar, and creates multi-volume archives named test.r00, test.r01, etc.:

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rar a -v test.rar C:\test

You can view all commands and switches for rar.exe by entering rar -h.

Here are some commonly used commands and switches:

rar.exe is a powerful tool in WinRAR that can be used for various compression and extraction tasks. By learning its commands and switches, you can use rar.exe flexibly to accomplish a wide range of tasks.