7zip Quick Command Line

a (Add) command

Adds files to archive.

Examples

7z a -tzip archive.zip subdir\
adds all files and subfolders from folder subdir to archive archive.zip.

7z a -t7z Files.7z *.txt -r
adds all *.txt files from current folder and its subfolders to archive Files.7z.

Switches that can be used with this command

-i (Include) -m (Method)
-p (Set Password)
-r (Recurse)
-sfx (create SFX)
-si (use StdIn)
-so (use StdOut)
-ssw (Compress shared files)
-t (Type of archive)
-u (Update)
-v (Volumes)
-w (Working Dir)
-x (Exclude)

b (Benchmark) command

d (Delete) command

Deletes files from archive.

Example

7z d archive.zip *.bak -r

deletes *.bak files from archive archive.zip.
Switches that can be used with this command

-i (Include) -m (Method)
-p (Set Password)
-r (Recurse)
-u (Update)
-w (Working Dir)
-x (Exclude)

e (Extract) command

This command copies all extracted files to one directory. If you want extract files with full paths, you must use x (Extract with full paths) command.

7-Zip will prompt the user before overwriting existing files unless the user specifies the -y (Assume Yes on all queries) switch. If the user gives a no answer, 7-Zip will prompt for the file to be extracted to a new filename. Then a no answer skips that file; or, yes prompts for new filename.

Abbreviated responses are allowed.

Examples

7z e archive.zip

extracts all files from archive archive.zip to the current directory.

7z e archive.zip -oc:\soft *.cpp -r

extracts all *.cpp files from archive archive.zip to c:\soft folder.
Switches that can be used with this command

-ai (Include archives) -an (Disable parsing of archive_name)
-ao (Overwrite mode)
-ax (Exclude archives)
-i (Include)
-o (Set Output Directory)
-p (Set Password)
-r (Recurse)
-so (use StdOut)
-x (Exclude)
-y (Assume Yes on all queries)

l (List contents of archive) command

Lists contents of archive.

Examples

7z l archive.zip

lists all files from archive archive.zip.
Switches that can be used with this command

-ai (Include archives) -an (Disable parsing of archive_name)
-ax (Exclude archives)
-i (Include)
-slt (Show technical information)
-p (Set Password)
-r (Recurse)
-x (Exclude)

t (Test integrity of archive) command

Tests archive files.

Example

7z t archive.zip *.doc -r

tests *.doc files in archive archive.zip.
Switches that can be used with this command

-ai (Include archives) -an (Disable parsing of archive_name)
-ax (Exclude archives)
-i (Include)
-p (Set Password)
-r (Recurse)
-x (Exclude)

u (Update) command

Update older files in the archive.

Example

7z u archive.zip *.doc

updates *.doc files to archive archive.zip.
Switches that can be used with this command

-i (Include) -m (Method)
-p (Set Password)
-r (Recurse)
-sfx (create SFX)
-si (use StdIn)
-so (use StdOut)
-ssw (Compress shared files)
-t (Type of archive)
-u (Update)
-w (Working Dir)
-x (Exclude)

x Extract with full paths command

Extracts files from an archive with their full paths in the current directory, or in an output directory if specified. See the e (Extract) command description for more details.

Examples

7z x archive.zip

extracts all files from the archive archive.zip to the current directory.

7z x archive.zip -oc:\soft *.cpp -r

extracts all *.cpp files from the archive archive.zip to c:\soft folder.
Switches that can be used with this command

-ai (Include archives) -an (Disable parsing of archive_name)
-ao (Overwrite mode)
-ax (Exclude archives)
-i (Include)
-o (Set Output Directory)
-p (Set Password)
-r (Recurse)
-so (use StdOut)
-x (Exclude)
-y (Assume Yes on all queries)