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Extract Syntax
extract cabinet [filename ...] [/a] [{/d | /e}] [/l dir] [/y]
- or -
extract source {[newname] | destination /c} [/y]
Where:
- cabinet
- is the name of a cabinet file (containing two or more files).
- filename
- is the name of the file to extract from the cabinet. Wildcard characters and multiple file names (separated by blanks) may be used.
- source
- is the name of a compressed file (a cabinet with only one file).
- newname
- is a new file name to give the file extracted from source. If not supplied, the original name is used.
- destination
- is the path to which to copy source. If not supplied, the original name is used. Used only with the /c switch.
- /a
- processes all cabinets. Follows cabinet chain starting in first cabinet mentioned.
- /c
- copies the source file to the path destination (can be used for copying from DMF disks).
- /d
- displays the directory of the cabinet file (use with the cabinet file name to avoid extracting the files).
- /e
- extracts all files from cabinet (use instead of *.* to extract all files).
- /l dir
- extracts files to the location dir (default is current directory).
- /y
- does not prompt before overwriting an existing file.