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# 7z
> File archiver with a high compression ratio.
> More information: <https://manned.org/7z>.
- [a]dd a file or directory to a new or existing archive:
`7z a {{path/to/archive.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
- Encrypt an existing archive (including filenames):
`7z a {{path/to/encrypted.7z}} -p{{password}} -mhe=on {{path/to/archive.7z}}`
- E[x]tract an archive preserving the original directory structure:
`7z x {{path/to/archive.7z}}`
- E[x]tract an archive to a specific directory:
`7z x {{path/to/archive.7z}} -o{{path/to/output}}`
- E[x]tract an archive to `stdout`:
`7z x {{path/to/archive.7z}} -so`
- [a]rchive using a specific archive type:
`7z a -t{{7z|bzip2|gzip|lzip|tar|zip}} {{path/to/archive.7z}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
- [l]ist the contents of an archive:
`7z l {{path/to/archive.7z}}`
- List available archive types:
`7z i`