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expand

Uncompress Windows Cabinet files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/expand.

• Uncompress a single-file Cabinet file to the specified directory:

expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}}

• Display the list of files in a source Cabinet file:

expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -d

• Uncompress all files from the Cabinet file:

expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -f:*

• Uncompress a specific file from a Cabinet file:

expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -f:{{path\to\file}}

• Ignore the directory structure when uncompressing, and add them to a single directory:

expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -i