Working with RAR Archives in Linux Command Prompt
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The RAR format is famous for its high compression level, support for data recovery, and high tamper resistance, which made it quite popular in the Windows community. But yet, it’s less popular among Linux users and administrators than a number of other archives. However, you may need to be able to work with it on the server, so let’s take a look at the basic commands and options you’ll need to confidently work with RAR archives in a command prompt.
If you also work with ZIP or TAR archives, check out our guides on handling them in the Linux command line.