ARJ(1)
NAME
arj - Archiver for .arj files
SYNOPSIS
arj command [-switch[-|+|option]] archive[.arj] [base directory] [!list name|path name|wildcard name]
DESCRIPTION
arj is a compression and file archiving utility. It was invented by
Robert K. Jung. ARJ stands for Archived by Robert Jung.
COMMANDS
ac Add Chapter to chapter archive.
cc Convert archive to Chapter archive.
dc Delete last Chapter from archive.
a Add files to archive.
b execute Batch or dos command.
c Comment archive files.
d Delete files from archive.
e Extract files from archive.
f Freshen files in archive.
g Garble files in archive.
i check Integrity of the arj program.
j Join archives to archive
k remove obsolete bacKup files.
l List contents of archive.
m Move files to archive.
n reName files in archive.
o Order files in archive.
p Print files to standard output.
q recover damaged arj file.
r Remove paths from filenames.
s Sample files to screen with pause.
t Test integrity of archive.
u Update files to archive.
v Verbosely list contents of archive.
w Where are text strings in archive.
x eXtract files with full pathname.
y copY archive with new options.
SWITCHES
c skip time-stamp Check
e Exclude paths from names
f Freshen existing files
g Garble with password
i with no progress Indicator
m with Method 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
n only New files (not exist)
r Recurse subdirectories
u Update files (new and newer)
v enable multiple Volumes
w assign Work directory
x eXclude selected files
y assume Yes on all queries
hk enable ARJ-PROTECT damage protection
DETAILED SWITCHES
- Disables switch char
- + Inhibits ARJ_SW usage
- +var: set environment variable
- @ Set 1 token per response file line
- ! Set list char (!)
- & Set batch critical error handler
- # Select files by number
- $ Add/extract volume label
- $A: add/extract label to drive A
- a Allow any file Attribute
- a1: any files, directories and UNIX special files
- b Backup changed files
- b1: Backup changed, reset archive bits
b2: only reset archive bits
b3: reset archive bit during restore
b4: do not restore bits, reset arc
b5: do not restore any file attributes - c Skip time-stamp Check
- d Delete added files asks permission before deleting
- d1: Delete without permission (same as arj m)
d2: Truncate instead of deleting - e Exclude paths from names
- e1: Exclude base dir from names
- f Freshen existing files
- f1: Freshen with OLDER files
f2: Freshen with DIFFERENT files
f3: Freshen with CRC mismatched files - g Garble with password
- gstew: garble with password stew
g?: prompt for password - i Show no progress Indicator
- i1: show bar graph Indicator
i2: show percentage and bar graph
i3: total progress percentage
i4: total progress bar graph
i5: total percentage and bar graph
i6: total percentage and file graph - k Keep a .bak of arj archive
- l Create List_name file
- lnames.list: create names.list
- m With Method 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
- m0: store (no compression)
m1: good compression (default)
m2: less memory and compression
m3: FAST! less compression
m4: FASTEST! least compression - n Only New files (not exist)
- o On or after YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
- o: on today
o19901225: on/after 12/25/1990
ob: Before YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
ob: before today
ob19901225: before 12/25/1990
od: no older than N Days
od5: five or less days old
oa: After YYYYMMDDHHMMSS (last access)
oa: on today
oa19901225: after 12/25/1990
oab: Before YYYYMMDDHHMMSS (last access)
oab: before today
oab19901225: before 12/25/1990
oc: After YYYYMMDDHHMMSS (created)
oc: on today
oc19901225: after 12/25/1990
ocb: Before YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
ocb: before today
ocb19901225: before 12/25/1990 - p Match using full Pathnames
- p1: match Pathname with subdirs
- q Query on each file
- r Recurse subdirectories
- s Set archive time-Stamp to newest
- s1: save original time-Stamp
s2: set archive time-Stamp
s3: save both original time-Stamps - t Set file Type (default 0)
- t0: set binary file type
t1: set C text file type
t1f: force C text file type
t1g: set C text with graphics - u Update files (new + newer)
- u1: Update files (new + OLDER)
u2: Update files (new + different)
u3: Update files (new + CRC mismatch) - v Enable multiple Volumes
- v360: build 362000 byte volumes
v50K: build 50000 byte volumes
va: auto-detect space available
vd/tmp/*: delete /tmp/*
ve: use alternate volume naming
vi: inhibit diskette change test
vr50K: reserve 50000 bytes of space on first volume
vs: provide command prompt
vscmd: execute cmd before each vol
vv: beep between volumes
vw: keep Whole files in volumes
vz: provide command with no echo
v360,v720,v1200,v1440: abbrevs Volume options may be in any orderexcept s and z which must be last - w Assign Work directory
- w/tmp: use /tmp as work directory
- x eXclude selected files
- x*.sh: exclude *.sh files
x!names: exclude files in names multiple exclusions are allowed - y Assume Yes on all queries except diskette volume prompts
- Use this switch for batch mode
- z Supply archive comment file _ Convert filenames to lower case
- zarc.cmt: use arc.cmt for comments
z/dev/null: use to strip comments
SHIFTED SWITCHES
- h# Append date string to name
- h#1: append time string to name
h#2: append DHHMMSS to name (custom: h#{Y,M,D,N,h,m,s})
h#YYYY-MMDD: append YYYY-MMDD - h$ Try to use longnames (Win2000)
- h2 Obsolete synonym for -2 group of options
- ha Ignore readonly Attribute
- hb Select by file attribute/type
- a - archive bit set
b - archive bit clear
r - readonly
s - system
h - hidden
d - directory
n - normal file, not d,h,r,s,c,l
c - chapter label
l - volume label
f - abbrev for n,d,r,s,h
u - UNIX special files
w - win95 long filenames
hb: select all types
hbsh: select hidden, system only
hbd: select dirs only - hc Execute Command at arj start
- hcclear: execute clear
- he Skip test of security Envelope
- he1: set error on security Envelope
- hf Set short filenames only
- hf1: set longnames in file comment or extract with w95lname.nnn
hf2: use long filenames in DOS
hf3: set longnames in file comment using shortname wildcards
hf4: set all files archived in Windows as Windows long filenames - hg Specify garble module filename
- hgarjcrypt.so: set arjcrypt.so as name of garble module hg!: specify use of 40 bit encryption
- hi Detailed display in Index files
- hk Build data protection record
- hk Default amount of recovery data
- hk1: more recovery data
hk9: maximum amount of recovery dataDisable ARJ-PROTECT when used with the "y" command - hl Return error for Listfile error
- hm Increase file list capacity
- hm!: redirect -hm temp file
hm! : move temp file to XMS mem
hm!/tmp : move temp file to /tmp - hn Specify non-existent filespec
- hn####: set #### as filespec
- ho Only extract files with matches
- ho1: Only extract files without matches
- hq Ignore open access error on adds
- hq1: ignore open not found error on adds
hq2: ignore access and not found on adds - hr Try to ignore archive errors
- hs Disable file Sharing
- ht Set Target directory
- ht/destdir
- hu Allow Update of volume archives
- hv Check for arj version
- hw Scroll save search filename display
- hw1: display only filenames with matches
- hx Set default archive extensions
- hx.arj.sdn
- hy set arj32 to use ANSI codepage set arj to extract ANSI codepage
- archive
hy1: force arj32 to use OEM codepage
hy2: force arj32 to use ANSI codepage - hz Create an ARJ-SECURITY envelope
- j# Store only CRC and not the file
- j#1: store only date, size, attributes
j#2: restore file attributes
j#3: restore file dates
j#4: restore file attributes and dates - j$ Do not process file DTA and DTC
- ja Set P command to display ANSI
- ja1: inhibit the display of comments
- jb Set chapter backup processing
- jb0: clear chapter archive status
jb*: select all chapter backup files - jc Exit after Count of files
- jc5: exit after 5 files
jc nam1 nam2: exit after 2 files - jd Ensure free Disk space
- e -jd50K: skip file if<50000 free
l -jd1000: set error if<1000 free - je Create self-extracting archive
- je1: create SFXJR archive
- jf Store/use Full specified path
- jf1: store/use path minus drive
- jg [OBSOLETE]
- jg1: [OBSOLETE]
- jh Set Huffman buffer size
- jh65535: set to 65535 bytes (max)
jh2048: set to 2048 bytes (min) - ji Create Index file
- jiindex.file: create index.file
- jk Keep temp archive on error
- jl Display only filespecs
- jm Set Maximum compression mode
- jm1: set faster Maximum compression
- jn Restart volumes at fileName
- jn/bin/test: restart at /bin/test jn: get restart information from previously written index file
- jo Query when updating archive file
- jo: extract to unique Output names
jo1: extract to unique Output names keeping file extension - jp Pause after each screenful
- jp50: pause, set page size to 50
- jq Set string parameter
- jqstring: set parameter to string
- jr Recover broken archive files
- jr1: Recover badly broken archive files
- js Store archives by suffix (default is arj, arc, lzh, pak, rar,
- zip, zoo, j, and uc2).
js.zoo: store only .zoo files - jt Test temporary archive by CRC
- jt1: Test CRC and file contents
jt2: Test only added file contents
jt3: Test only file date-time and size - ju Translate UNIX style paths
- jv Set Verbose display
- jv1: set special verbose list mode
- jw Set extract output filename
- jwnew.file: output to new.file
- jx Start at eXtended position
- jx10000: start at position 10000
- jy Suppress queries assuming Yes
- a - skip append query
c - skip create directory query
d - skip delete files query
k - skip disk space available query
n - skip new filename prompt
o - skip overwrite file query
r - erase all type-ahead before query
s - skip scanned enough text query
v - skip proceed to next volume query
y - accept single character Y/N/A/Q
jycny: skip create, new name queries in single characterinput mode - jz Supply file for file comment
- jzfile.cmt: use file.cmt for comments jz/dev/null: use to strip file comments
- 2a Serialize names on extraction
- 2b [UNIX] restrict to Block devices
- 2b or 2b.: current device only
2b-/usr: all except where /usr is located - 2c [OS/2, NT] handle Crit. EAs only
- 2d arj/DOS compatibility mode
- 2d1: (OBSOLETE) comment compatibility
- 2e [OS/2, NT] filter Extended attrs
- 2e.*: pack/unpack system EAs only
2e.ICON?: pack/unpack icons only
2e: disable EAs handling - 2f Disable comment serialization across multiple volumes
- 2h [UNIX] Disable hardlink handling
- 2h1: Extract hardlinks as symlinks
- 2k Skip century display in dates
- 2k1: use a non-ambiguous date display format
- 2l [OS/2, NT] treat .LONGNAME EAs as filenames when possible
- 2o [UNIX] store/restore file ownership
- 2o1: Store numeric UID/GID values 2o2: Same as -2o but saves group as well
- 2p Specify process Priority class
- OS/2, NT: 2p1...2p4
Linux, FreeBSD: 2p1...2p41 - 2r Revert directory Recursion order
- 2s [UNIX] preserve Symlink properties
- 2x [OS/2, NT]: eXclude extended attrs
- 2x.ICON?: ignore icons
DEFAULTS
Save path information in archive
Save long filenames
Save/restore extended attributes
Save/restore file date-time created and accessed in Win95 and OS/2
Save timestamps in the UNIX format under UNIX-like operating systems
Don't save drive and root in path information
Display comment ANSI sequences with built-in display handler
Prompt before overwriting output files
Use method 1 compression
Use binary mode
Use ! as list file symbol
The "ac" command is an abbreviation for "u -u2 -jb"
The "cc" command is an abbreviation for "y -jb"
The "dc" command is an abbreviation for "d -jb"
Under Win32, arj uses OEM codepage by default. The "-hy" option sets
arj to use the ANSI codepage which is the Windows graphical environment
default. arj/Win32 self-extracting archives should be built using the
"-hy" option.
To ensure compatibility with previous versions of arj, the "-2d" parameter has to be specified when archiving under UNIX.
USER PROMPT RESPONSES
Yes yes
No no
Quit abort out of arj
Always always assume yes for current type of query
Skip always assume no for current type of query
Global always assume yes for all queries except diskette volume prompts
- Command
- prompt for and execute one system command
ENVIRONMENT
ARJ_SW = -jyry -jv -i1
ARJ_SW = /etc/arj.cfg
EXIT STATUS
0 Success
- 1 Warning (specified file to add to archive not found, specified
- file to list, extract, etc., not found, or answering negatively to "OK to proceed to next volume..." prompt)
- 2 Fatal error
- 3 CRC error (header or file CRC error or bad password)
- 4 ARJ-SECURITY error or attempt to update an ARJ-SECURED archive
- 5 Disk full or write error
- 6 Cannot open archive or file
- 7 Simple user error (bad parameters)
- 8 Not enough memory
- 9 Not an arj archive
- 10 [DOS] XMS memory error (read or write)
- 11 User control break
- 12 Too many chapters (over 250)
EXAMPLES
- Add files minus directory structure:
- arj a -e archive *
- Add two files to archive:
- arj a archive name1 name2
- Add files to archive with verification:
- arj a -jt archive *
- Add files with maximum compression:
- arj a -jm archive *
- Add several directories of files:
- arj a archive ... dir1 dir2 dir3
- Add thousands of files to an archive:
- arj a -hm1 -r archive *
- Add a chapter to an archive:
- arj ac archive /foo/dir/* -r
- Comment archive header only:
- arj c archive -zcmt.fil
- Convert standard archive to chapter:
- arj cc archive
- Convert chapter archive to standard:
- arj y archive -jb0
- Delete the last chapter from an archive:
- arj dc archive *
- Strip archive comment only:
- arj c archive -z/dev/null
- Extract files from archive:
- arj e archive
- Extract maintaining directory structure:
- arj x archive
- Extract new and newer files without query:
- arj e archive -u -y
- Extract subdirectory from archive:
- arj e archive subdir/* -p1
- Extract files to directory:
- arj x archive destdir/ *
- Extract files to directory:
- arj x archive * -htdestdir
- Extract files to directory with space:
- arj x archive "Some Dir/ "
- Extract files to directory with space:
- arj x archive "-htSome Dir"
- Extract a Win95 archive to plain DOS:
- arj x archive -hf2
- List files in archive:
- arj l archive
- Move files to archive:
- arj m archive *.tex
- Move files from archive:
- arj e -d archive *.tex
- Recover files from a damaged archive:
- arj x archive -jr
- Test integrity of files in archive:
- arj t archive
- Test multiple arj archives:
- arj t *.arj -hr
- Add files to a multiple volume archive:
- arj a -va /floppy/archive *
- Create up to 999 archive volumes:
- arj a -va /floppy/archive.001
- Extract from a multiple volume archive:
- arj x -v /floppy/archive
- Create a multiple volume self-extractor:
- arj a -va -je /floppy/archive *
- Convert archive to self-extractor:
- arj y -je1 archive
- Backup dir /foo to dir /floppy:
- arj a /floppy/backup /foo -a1 -b2 -r -vvas -w/foo -js -jt -hk
- Restore backup on dir /floppy to dir /foo:
- arj x /floppy/backup /foo -vv -y
SELF-EXTRACTOR ARCHIVES
If the first two characters of an arj comment are "))" in a selfextractor, then the self-extractor will accept the appended line as its
command line.
")) -o" will force the self-extractor to overwrite existing files.
SEE ALSO
rearj(1), unarj(1), arj-register(1).
AUTHOR
- This manual page was written by Ola Lundqvist <opal@debian.org> in pod
format, then converted by Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> to nroff
format.