patool

portable archive file manager that provides a unified interface for numerous

TLDR

Extract an archive

$ patool extract [path/to/archive]

Create an archive

$ patool create [path/to/archive] [files...]

List contents of archive

$ patool list [path/to/archive]

Compare two archives

$ patool diff [archive1] [archive2]

Search for string in archive

$ patool search [pattern] [path/to/archive]

Test archive integrity

$ patool test [path/to/archive]

SYNOPSIS

patool is a portable archive file manager that provides a unified interface for numerous archive formats. It automatically detects archive types and uses the appropriate backend tool for each format.Supported formats include zip, tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, 7z, rar, lzma, and many others. The tool abstracts away format-specific commands, allowing consistent operations across all archive types.

PARAMETERS

-v, --verbose

Verbose output

-n, --non-interactive

Non-interactive mode

--outdir _dir_

Extract to specified directory

COMMANDS

extract

Extract files from archive

create

Create new archive from files

list

List archive contents

diff

Compare contents of two archives

search

Search for pattern in archive contents

test

Test archive integrity

repack

Convert archive to different format

INSTALL

sudo dnf install patool

sudo zypper install patool

nix profile install nixpkgs#patool

CAVEATS

Requires backend tools for each archive format (unzip, tar, 7z, etc.). Some formats have limited support depending on available tools. Creating certain formats may require specific utilities.

HISTORY

patool was created by Bastian Kleineidam to simplify archive handling. Written in Python, it serves as a wrapper around various archiving tools, providing a consistent interface regardless of the underlying format.