Expand: Expands Compressed Files
The MS-DOS-based Expand utility runs from the command line. Type the expand command with the appropriate options as shown in Table 3.18. The syntax of the command is:
expand [– r ] source [ destination ]
Table 3.18 Expand Options
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
– r |
Renames expanded files. |
source |
Specifies the source file. The asterisk ( * ) and question mark ( ? ) wildcard characters can be used. |
destination |
Specifies the destination file or path. The destination can be a folder. If source specifies multiple files and the – r option is not specified, then destination must be a folder. |