Cabarc Syntax
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
CABArc uses the following general syntax:
cabarcparametersoperationarguments
Lists files contained within a CAB file.
cabarclCabFileName**.cab**
- CabFileName.cab****
Specifies the name of the CAB file for which the contents are to be listed. The CabFileName may include a path (for example, c:\test\mycab.cab).
Creates a CAB file.
cabarc [/m {lzx:Compression|mszip|none}] [/p] [/P Pathname] [/r] [/s] [/I SetID] n NewCabFileName[*].cab FileNameOrPattern [FileNameOrPattern [...]]
/m {lzx:Compression|mszip|none}
Sets compression type. If no compression type is specified, MSZIP format is used.Value Description LZX:Compression
Uses LZX compression. Valid Compression values are 15 to 21.
MSZIP
Uses MSZip format.
NONE
Uses no compression.
- /p
Preserves path names. Absolute paths are not allowed.
- /P Pathname
Strips the specified Pathname from files when they are added to the CAB file. Note- The /P option can be used multiple times to strip out multiple paths.
- /r
Recurses into subdirectories when adding files.
- /s
Reserves space in the CAB file for signing. For example,/s 6144
reserves 6K bytes.
- /i SetID
Sets the CAB set ID when creating CAB files. The default set ID is 0. Note- When using the /d parameter, the NewCabFileName should contain a single "*" character where the cabinet number will be inserted.
- NewCabFileName[*] .cab
Specifies the name of the new cab file. The file must have a .cab file type. Note- When using the /d parameter, the NewCabFileName should contain a single "*" character where the cabinet number will be inserted.
- FileNameOrPattern
Specifies the file or pattern of files to include in the CAB file. For example,myfile.ini mfiles.*
will include the file myfile.ini and all files with a file name of mfiles regardless of type.
Note
- When creating a CAB file, the plus sign (+) may be used as a filename to force a folder boundary. For example,
cabarc n test.cab *.c test.h + *.bmp
.
Extracts files from a CAB file.
cabarc [/c] [/o] x CabFileNameFileNameOrPattern [FileNameOrPattern [...]] [Pathname]
- /c
Confirms which files will be extracted.
- /o
Specifies that existing files with the same name as those being extracted will be overwritten without asking for confirmation.
- CabFileName .cab
Specifies the name of the CAB file that contains the files to be extracted. The CabFileName may include a path (for example, c:\test\mycab.cab).
- FileNameOrPattern
Specifies the file or pattern of files to extract from the CAB file. For example,myfile.ini mfiles.*
will extract the file myfile.ini and all files with a file name of mfiles regardless of type.
- Pathname
Specifies that path to which the files should be extracted. The path must end with a back slash example,c:\myfiles\
. If no path is specified, the current path is used.
Note
- When run without parameters, operations, or arguments, CABArc displays command line usage.
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