# asar

> A file archiver for the Electron platform.
> More information: <https://github.com/electron/asar>.

- Archive a file or directory:

`asar pack {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{archived.asar}}`

- Extract an archive:

`asar extract {{archived.asar}}`

- Extract a specific file from an archive:

`asar extract-file {{archived.asar}} {{file}}`

- List the contents of an archive file:

`asar list {{archived.asar}}`