tldr/pages/windows/expand.md

# expand

> Uncompress one or more Windows Cabinet files.
> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/expand>.

- Uncompress a single-file Cabinet file to the specified directory:

`expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}}`

- Display the list of files in a source Cabinet file:

`expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -d`

- Uncompress all files from the Cabinet file:

`expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -f:*`

- Uncompress a specific file from a Cabinet file:

`expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -f:{{path\to\file}}`

- Ignore the directory structure when uncompressing, and add them to a single directory:

`expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -i`