# xar > Manage .xar archives. > More information: . - Create a xar archive of all files in a given directory: `xar -cf {{archive.xar}} {{path/to/directory}}` - List the contents of a given xar archive: `xar -tf {{archive.xar}}` - Extract the contents of a given xar archive to the current directory: `xar -xf {{archive.xar}}`