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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`