7z command

A command line program available on Linux platforms; used to test the integrity of and display and extract the contents of existing 7-Zip archives.

Usage Syntax

7z [options] archive-name.7z

Common options include;

e - extract files from archive without preserving path (i.e. in current directory)
x - extract files from archive preserving path
l - list files in archive
t - test integrity of archive

7z e /etc/test.7z - extract files from archive /etc/test.7z to the current working directory

7z x test.7z - extract files from archive test.7z to the path specified in the archive

With most Linux or Unix commands;

Brief help can be displayed using the option/keyword: -h or --help, for example: chmod --help
A full command manual can be displayed using the man command followed by the command name, for example: man chmod
Sometimes 'info' pages are used instead of or to provide more information than man pages; for example: info chmod
Version information can be display using the option/keyword: -v or --version, for example: chmod --version

7Zip can be installed or upgraded as follows, depending on your platform;

The 7z executable is normally found here: /usr/bin/7z

See the unrar command, tar command, zip command and unzip command articles for information on other file compression utilities available under Linux.