# p7zip > Wrapper of 7-Zip file archiver with high compression ratio. > Internally executes either 7za or 7zr command. > More information: . - Archive a file, replacing it with a 7zipped compressed version: `p7zip {{path/to/file}}` - Archive a file keeping the input file: `p7zip -k {{path/to/file}}` - Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version: `p7zip -d {{compressed.ext}}.7z` - Decompress a file keeping the input file: `p7zip -d -k {{compressed.ext}}.7z` - Skip some checks and force compression or decompression: `p7zip -f {{path/to/file}}`