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# ar
> Create, modify, and extract from Unix archives. Typically used for static libraries (`.a`) and Debian packages (`.deb`).
> See also: `tar`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/ar>.
- E[x]tract all members from an archive:
`ar x {{path/to/file.a}}`
- Lis[t] contents in a specific archive:
`ar t {{path/to/file.ar}}`
- [r]eplace or add specific files to an archive:
`ar r {{path/to/file.deb}} {{path/to/debian-binary path/to/control.tar.gz path/to/data.tar.xz ...}}`
- In[s]ert an object file index (equivalent to using `ranlib`):
`ar s {{path/to/file.a}}`
- Create an archive with specific files and an accompanying object file index:
`ar rs {{path/to/file.a}} {{path/to/file1.o path/to/file2.o ...}}`