7-Zip Manual

An unofficial mirror of the 7-Zip 26.04 documentation, not affiliated with 7-Zip, with tested examples. Download 7-Zip from 7-zip.org. Commands below use 7zz, the official Linux and macOS binary; on Windows type 7z.

Extract archives

Extract into a specific folder: 7zz x archive.zip -oout
Extract only some files or one folder: 7zz x archive.zip 'folder/sub/*' -oout
Extract a .tar.gz in one step: 7zz x a.tar.gz -so | 7zz x -si -ttar -oout
List files before extracting: 7zz l archive.7z
Keep both files when names clash: 7zz x archive.zip -aou

Create archives

Create a zip or 7z from a folder: 7zz a archive.zip folder/
Maximum compression: 7zz a -mx=9 archive.7z folder/
Create a .tar.gz: 7zz a -ttar -so -an folder | 7zz a -si -tgzip folder.tar.gz
Exclude files or folders: 7zz a backup.7z project/ -xr'!node_modules'
Add only new and changed files: 7zz u backup.7z project/

Protect, split and verify

Password-protect and hide file names: 7zz a -psecret -mhe=on secret.7z docs/
Split into parts: 7zz a backup.7z folder/ -v100m; extract from backup.7z.001
Test an archive for damage: 7zz t archive.7z
Get or verify a SHA256 checksum: 7zz h -scrcsha256 -slfhn -ba file.iso

Scripts and automation

Silence output: 7zz a a.7z folder -bso0 -bsp0
Check exit codes: 7zz t a.7z || echo failed
Stop the overwrite prompt: 7zz x a.zip -y -oout
Print one file to stdout or a pipe: 7zz x a.7z -so folder/a.txt
Quote paths with spaces, read names from a list file

File Manager (GUI)

Linux or macOS: is there a File Manager? It is Windows only; this page maps its actions to commands.
Add to Archive dialog
Extract dialog

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