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██████╗ █████╗ ██████╗ RAR Information Sheet - v1.1
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██╔══██╗ ██╔══██║ ██╔══██╗ Last updated: 4th June 1995
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╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝
The RAR archiver - Copyright Eugene Roshal 1993-95
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Contents
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1. Introduction and Acknowledgments
2. Specific Configurations
GEcho
FastEcho
Squish
FileManager
AllFix
File Library Manager
3. Applications and Utilities with "built-in" RAR support
4. Where to get further help
5. "The RAR Family"
6. About this document
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1. Introduction and Acknowledgments
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With the ever increasing popularity of the RAR archiver, this "FAQ" has
been introduced to help new users of RAR to configure their favorite
applications and utilities to enable RAR support.
Where possible, screen captures of the actual configuration screens are
used.
In providing these "help screens", copyright and/or ownership of the
original programs by their authors and/or publishers is acknowledged,
and you should consult the documentation of those programs for more
specific help.
In particular, the programs mentioned in this document are generally
released under the shareware or freeware concept, and you should refer
to their individual licensing documents for information on any usage
restrictions or requirements.
The members of the RAR Support Team would like to convey their grateful
appreciation to all authors of software that supports the RAR archiver.
Whilst every effort has been taken to test the configurations shown
in this document, no warranty as to their accuracy is made or implied,
and, as always, you should READ THE DOCUMENTATION of the individual
software package concerned.
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2. Specific Configurations
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NB: a) For all configurations, if the "always make solid" option in RAR
is enabled, the '-s' switch may be omitted from the packer
configuration.
b) It is generally suggested that the -m3 (standard compression)
option is used by default in most circumstances. Maximum
compression ( -m5 ) may be preferred, although this will cause
RAR to run a little slower when compressing.
GEcho SETUP 1.11+ - Registered version
──────────────────────────────────────
NB: The configuration line for GEcho allows a maximum of 18 characters
for instertion of the command line options. It is assumed, therefore,
the the "make solid" option ( -s ), has been included as a default in
your standard RAR configuration.
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░░╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
░░│
░░│ ARC ARC.EXE -a ╒══════════════════════════════ RAR ╕
░░│ ARJ ARJ.EXE a -e │ │
░░│ LZH LHA.EXE a /m │ Program file RAR.EXE │
░░│ PAK PAK.EXE A /L │ │-Switches a -ep1 -m3 -o+ -y │
░░│ ZIP PKZIP.EXE -a │ │-Memory 425 │
░░│ ZOO ZOO.EXE a: │ +-Available Yes │
░░│ SQZ SQZ.EXE a /p │ │
░░│ UC2 UC.EXE A -BF │ Program file RAR.EXE │
░░│ RAR RAR.EXE a -e │ │-Switches e -o+ -y │
░░│ 10 │ +-Memory 270 │
░░│ GUS │ │
░░│ PKT ╘═══════════════════════════════════╛
FASTECHO 1.41Γ
──────────────
╔═════════════════════ Compression Programs ══════════════════════╗
║ Tag Command List ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ A) ZIP Pkzip.exe -ao @ ║
║ B) ARJ Arj.Exe a -y -e ! ║
║ C) ARC Arc.exe aw @ ║
║ D) LZH LHa.Exe a -m1 @ ║
║ E) PAK Pak.Exe a /wa /st @ ║
║ F) SQZ Sqz.Exe a /p3 @ ║
║ G) RAR rar.exe a -m3 -ep1 -s -y -c- @ ║
║ H) ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔═════════════════════ Decompression Programs ════════════════════╗
║ Type Command ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Unknown rar.exe e -y -c- ║
║ ARC Arc.Exe xwo ║
║ PKARC PkUnPak.Exe -xr ║
║ PAK Pak.Exe e /wa /st ║
║ ARC+Plus Xarc.Exe ║
║ ZOO Zoo.Exe xo ║
║ PKZip PkunZip.Exe -o -ed ║
║ LHa LHa.Exe e -m1 ║
║ ARJ Arj.Exe e -y ║
║ SQZ Sqz.Exe e /p3o1 ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Squish
──────
To configure UNRAR in the Squish ((c) Lanius Corporation) compress.cfg:
Archiver RAR
Extension RAR
Ident 0,526172211a0700
Extract unrar e %a %f
View unrar v %a
End Archiver
AllFix version 4.31/g2
──────────────────────
Extracted from the UPDATE.LOG of the latest AllFix Gamma release.
ALLFIX version 4.31/g2
----------------------
14. I have added the ability to define other archive
programs. You need to enter the extension and the
archive signature. The extension is necessary to make
archives of that format, and the signature is necessary
to recognize archives of that format. Below is a sample
configuration for the new compression program RAR:
Program file RAR
├─Switches a -std -y -r -s -ep1
└─Banner
Program file RAR
└─Switches x -std -y
Signature 52 61 72 21
Extention RAR
The signature is encoded using hexadecimal values.
Spaces can also be entered as wildcards. This means
ALLFIX will skip that particular byte. The signatures
for other archivers can usually be found in the
documentation or in the technical specifications. I
determined the signature for RAR by inspecting a few
archives.
FILEMGR BETA v0.60
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░░░░░░░░░│
░░░░░░░░░│ ZIP ╒═══════════════════════════ Archiver 1 ╕
░░░░░░░░░│ ARJ │ │
░░░░░░░░░│ LZH │ Packer name : rar.exe │
░░░░░░░░░│ ARC │ │> Switches : a -av -ep1 %1 @%2 │
░░░░░░░░░│ PAK │ +> Add banner : c %1 ═%2 │
░░░░░░░░░│ ZOO │ │
░░░░░░░░░│ Squeeze │ Unpack name : unrar.exe │
░░░░░░░░░│ RAR │ +> Switches : e -o+ -c- %1 │
░░░░░░░░░│ Hyper │ │
░░░░░░░░░│ DWC ╘═══════════════════════════════════════╛
FLM2 (File Library Manager) v2.20 Advanced Edition
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
NB: It is intended to include FULL RAR support in the next release of
File Library Manager.
╒════════════════════════ Archiver Configuration ════════════════════════╕
│ Record 1 of 30 │
│ Archive Extension : RAR │
│ │
│ Pack Command Line : +RAR.EXE A *F *L -s -ep1 -y │
│ Pack Command Line with Paths : +RAR.EXE A *F *L -s -r │
│ │
│ Unpack Command Line : +RAR.EXE E *F *L -y -std │
│ Unpack Command Line with Paths : +RAR.EXE X *F *L -y -std │
│ │
│ Delete from Archive Command Line : │
│ │
│ Banner File Cmd Line : <Not required - set in RAR config> │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ ESC-exit F1-help │
╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
════════════════════════════
3. Applications and Utilities with "built-in" RAR support
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The following is a list of programs which are known to include internal
support for the RAR archiver. The descriptions are taken directly from
the file-descriptions supplied with the programs.
Filename: Description:
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Mta_vf58.rar MTA Make Them Anything V 15.58 Minor Rel.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
DISP software: MTA -- Make Them Anything
Version/Date : V 15.58 / August 14th, 1994
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
MTA is a conversion utility to convert al-
most any archive and/or GIF to another for-
mat. It contains special support for BBS's,
exits, doors and such. Also you can check
for virus inside the archives while you
convert. Add-on utilities included !! Also
included is support for FileDoor (LITE and PRO)
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
This version adds:
* RAR support
* UC2r2 volume-label support
* Virtual volume labels for archivers that
don't support volume-labels
* Some bug-fixes
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Mta1vf58.rar MTA Make Them Anything V 15.58.1 Minor Rel
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
DISP software: MTA -- Make Them Anything
Version/Date : V 15.58.1 / August 14th,1994
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
This archive is a patch for MTA V 15.58 to
fix some small problems with RAR. You must
(at least) have the MTA_VF58.ZIP main
release archive
(optional the overlay and DPMI versions).
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Csys14.rar CompSys 1.4, the LiveSystems ObjectOrientated
toolbox for using compressed files. Full source,
easy to extend. Already used in a number of
released programs!
Ncav48b8.rar AVIEW V4.8 Beta-8, 20-Dec-94,
The Norton Commander Archive Viewer.
A small utility to manipulate ARC,
ARJ, HYP, LZH, PAK, RAR, SQZ, UC2,
ZIP and ZOO files, lots of options,
can be fully mouse-operated, very
easy to use, can also be used as
stand-alone utility. *FREEWARE*
*** PUBLIC BETA RELEASE ***
Shez105.rar SHEZ v10.5-<ASP>-Premier Compression Shell.
ZIP, LHA, ZOO, ARC, ARJ, SQZ, PAK, UC2,
HAP, RAR, WINDOWS COMPRESSED supported.
Improved 4DOS/NDOS support, Strip comments
from ARJ files, Config menu hot keys, and
numerous misc. fixes.
One of the most versatile compressed/normal
file manipulators.
Easy to use and extremely user configurable.
Rav150.rar █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀▀▀▀█ █▀█
█ ▄▄▄ ▄█ ▄▄▄▄ █ █ █ █
█ ▀█ █ █ █ █
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█▓▓▓▓█ █▓▓█▓▓▓▓█ █▓▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▀
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▌ Remote Archive Viewer 1.5 ▐
▌ for Remote Access 2.+ ▐
▌─────────────────────────────▐
▌ On-line Archive Viewer for ▐
▌ ZIP2, ARJ2, LZH, RAR, UC2 ▐
▌ SQZ, ZOO, ARC, PAK. ▐
▌ Detecting arc by arc-id. ▐
▌ Viewing SFX archives. ▐
▌ Viewing imbedded archives. ▐
▌ Extracting files for dl. ▐
▌ Internal text viewer. ▐
▌ ANSI & Avatar support. ▐
▌ Full language support. ▐
▌ Colors configurable. ▐
▌ Usable for RAMGR, too. ▐
▌ Easy installation. ▐
▌─────────────────────────────▐
▌ ShareWare by G.Brockhaus ▐
▌ Prize $10/15,-DM ▐
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Rfw_v131.rar RFW Remote FileList (Windowed) V 1.31 Min.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
DISP software: Remote Filelist Window(ed)
Version/Date : V 1.31 / August 15th, 1994
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
RFW is a program to view the file-listings
on a BBS and a direct replacement for the
internal file-list viewers. Tagging in the
DISP/FileDoor compatible format is present
as well as a direct interface to DISP MTS
archive-view program. Special support for
CD-ROM. Can do file-list, newfile-list,
file-search and keyword-search, the latter
also INSIDE non-archive files.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Version 1.31 is a minor release that fixes the
high CPU consumption and now supports UC2 and
RAR archives.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Find221e.rar FIND - a small, fast and reliable file-
finder (v.2.21 - english)
+----------------------------------------+
| Support for RA 2.0x and ProBoard 2.0x. |
| Adds support for RAR and LIMIT and for |
| extended descriptions in FILES.BBS and |
| similar files... . |
| Find is FREEWARE (c) Peter Hampf & pbs |
| German version: FIND221G.ZIP (FINDG) |
+----------------------------------------+
Ie103jan.rar InterEcho 1.03a/demo - Echomail tosser for
Wildcat! 4.0, Wildcat! 3.5, PCBoard, JAM, Hudson
and *.msg. Supports all common archive formats,
sizes and names. Hubing to downlinks. Areafix.
Netmail import/export for multiple netmail
folders on your BBS. Smart area import. Easy to
use. Demo exp Feb 01 1995. Call our BBS at
44-1603-219462 for more info.
NU_V220.RAR NU - Nodelist Updater 2.20
==========================
Updates nodelists with the weekly
difference files or a new nodelist.
NU automatically detects the
decompression method needed for
the files, can create statistics,
automatically compresses new files,
updates descriptions for FILES.BBS
or the RemoteAccess 2.0 filebase,
and much, MUCH more ....
THDPRO10.RAR THD ProScan Version 10.0
File/Upload Tester/Convertor.
ARC-ARJ-HYP-LHA-PAK-RAR-UC2-ZIP-GIF-TD0
Virus Scan using any combination of
TBScan, Scan and F-Prot. Simple to use
installation for the first time user.
Test and convert all of the supported
archive types, incl. imbedded archives.
Generic upload tester with support for
FILES.BBS, RG, TG and RA 2.xx formats.
═════════════════════════════════
4. Where to get further help
═════════════════════════
An international support conference exists for RAR, and is available on
a growing number of FidoNet bulletin board systems around the world.
The conference is also gated into the MercuryNet, VirtualNet and DiscNet
networks.
RAR Support and Registration sites are located strategically around the
world, to offer local support and, in many cases, local FidoNet support
conferences in their "native" language.
Many of the programs in this document have support conferences of their
own within FidoNet.
══════════════════════════════
5. "The RAR Family"
════════════════
The RAR archiver has a growing number of support files of it's own.
The following files are available from many BBS's worldwide, and from
all RAR Support and Registration sites:-
RAR ........ version 1.53 of "the World's Greatest Archiver"
unRAR ...... The FREEware un-archiving companion to RAR (DOS version)
unRAROS2 ... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for OS/2
unRARAMY ... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for Amiga
unRARNT .... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for Windows NT
unRARST .... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for ST users
unRARLNX ... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for LINUX users
The source code for unRAR, to allow porting to other platforms is also
freely available, and is included in the unRAR for DOS package.
═══════════════════════════════════
6. About this document
═══════════════════
This document has been compiled from information gathered from the RAR
Worldwide Support Conference, and from configuring and testing of
various programs by RAR users and members of the RAR support team.
New programs are continually being added, and this document will be
updated and re-released from time to time.
If you know of a program that supports (or can be configured to
support) RAR, please notify the author (see below) or your nearest RAR
Support Site (see enclosed RAR_SITE.TXT for details).
══════════════════
Dave Carter - UK/Eire RAR Support and Registration
FidoNet : 2:25/60 Internet : davec@sentinel.co.uk
WorldNet : 64:777/0 PO Box 50, Glossop, SK13 9NL, England
MercuryNet: 240:100/35 Telephone: (Mobile) +44-(0)585-134567
Thankyou for supporting RAR!