Download the file, double click on it if Stuffit does not automatically expand it. There is a single rar folder containing text files and the two programs, rar - for creating archives and unrar for expanding them.
Since they aren't installed in your PATH you have to execute them (from a shell (Terminal)) with
./unrar ...
if your current directory is the rar one otherwise you will have to do something like (depending on where the programs are located)
~/Documents/Downloads/rar/unrar ...
executing either program with no parameters displays an extensive list of command line parameters.
Alternatively you could put rar and unrar in the /usr/local/bin directory to allow them to be accessible from any directory. Do this via the command (assuming your current directory is the rar one):
sudo mv *rar /usr/local/bin
This will ask you for your password, which you should enter, you must be an Administrator to do this.
Once you have done this type (you only have to do this once, not every time you want to use the programs):
rehash
You should now be be able to execute rar or unrar from anywhere by just
doing;
rar ... or
unrar ...
(... indicates parameters such as command line switches and files in all examples)
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Since they aren't installed in your PATH you have to execute them (from a shell (Terminal)) with
./unrar ...
if your current directory is the rar one otherwise you will have to do something like (depending on where the programs are located)
~/Documents/Downloads/rar/unrar ...
executing either program with no parameters displays an extensive list of command line parameters.
Alternatively you could put rar and unrar in the /usr/local/bin directory to allow them to be accessible from any directory. Do this via the command (assuming your current directory is the rar one):
sudo mv *rar /usr/local/bin
This will ask you for your password, which you should enter, you must be an Administrator to do this.
Once you have done this type (you only have to do this once, not every time you want to use the programs):
rehash
You should now be be able to execute rar or unrar from anywhere by just
doing;
rar ... or
unrar ...
(... indicates parameters such as command line switches and files in all examples)
Oh and it doesn't do ACE files I don't think.
HTH
WM
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