# engrampa > Package files into zip/tar file in MATE desktop environment. > See also: `zip`, `tar`. > More information: . - Start Engrampa: `engrampa` - Open specific archives: `engrampa {{path/to/archive1.tar path/to/archive2.tar ...}}` - Archive specific files and/or directories recursively: `engrampa --add-to={{path/to/compressed.tar}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}` - Extract files and/or directories from archives to a specific path: `engrampa --extract-to={{path/to/directory}} {{path/to/archive1.tar path/to/archive2.tar ...}}`