Command Line Interface
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IZArc can perform certain operations directly from the command line.

You can use the following switches to perform certain operations:  
 
·-a (or /a) FileName1.ext;FileName2.ext  
·-ad (or /ad) FileName1.ext;FileName2.ext  
·-e (or /e) [Extracting Folder] FileName1.ext;FileName2.ext  
·-eh (or /eh) [Extracting Folder] FileName1.ext;FileName2.ext  
·-ef (or /ef) [Extracting Folder] FileName1.ext;FileName2.ext  
·-cv (or /cv) FileName.ext  
·-s (or /s) FileName.ext  
·-t (or /t) FileName.ext  
 
"FileName.ext" hat to include the full path and the filename (C:\Work\FileName.ext)  
 
Opening compressed files directly from the command line:  

·Type: IZArc FileName.ext  
For example: IZArc C:\Work\Demo.zip  
 
Adding files to an archive with options:  
(This will open the Add Dialog box when you can select many options)  

·IZArc -a FileName1.ext (;FileName4.ext;FileName3.ext ..)  
For example: IZArc -a C:\Work\Doc.txt (or C:\Work\*.txt)  
 
Direct Adding files to an archives:  
(This will create directly a Zip archive and will add the file(s) to it)  

·IZArc -ad FileName1.zip (;FileName4.zip;FileName3.zip ..)  
For example: IZArc -ad C:\Work\Doc.txt (or C:\Work\*.txt)  
 
Extracting an archive:  

·IZArc -e [Extracting Folder] FileName.ext (;FileName4.ext;FileName3.ext ..)  
·[Extracting Folder] - Full Path to the extracting folder  
For Example IZArc -e C:\Work C:\Work\Demo.zip  
(This will open the Extract Dialog box when you can select many options)  
 
Also -eh and -ef switches are possible  
·-eh - Direct extracting archive(s) in the current folder  
·-ef - Direct extracting archive(s) in the current folder + folder named with the name of the archive (without extension)  
 
Converting an archive:  
 
·IZArc -cv FileName.ext  
For Example IZArc -cv C:\Work\Demo.zip  
 
If the archive is a SFX compatible (currently the following archives are supported- ACE, ARJ, BH, JAR, LHA, LZH, RAR, ZIP ), you can convert it to a SFX (Self-Extracting File):  

·IZArc -s FileName.ext  
For Example IZArc -s C:\Work\Demo.zip  
 
Test an archive:  
·IZArc -t FileName.ext  
For Example IZArc -t C:\Work\Demo.zip