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Extract Syntax


One Stepextract cabinet [filename ...] [/a] [{/d | /e}] [/l dir] [/y]

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One Stepextract 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.