How to Open Rar File in Linux

1. Use unrar to Open rar File in Linux
2. Use the unrar e Command to Extract File Contents of a rar File in Linux
3. Use p7zip to Open rar File in Linux

A rar file, also known as Roshal Archive Compressed, is a compressed file type containing multiple files and directories. Special programs are used to access and extract the contents of the rar file.

In this article, we will explain how to extract the contents of the rar file in Linux.

The tools required to open the rar file may not be installed in Linux. Let’s explain how to install and use these tools for different distributions.

Use unrar to Open rar File in Linux

We can install the unrar tool on Linux distributions with the following commands.

1. Arch Linux/Manjaro

sudo pacman -S unrar

2. Ubuntu/Debian

sudo apt-get install unrar

3. Fedora

sudp dnf install unrar

Use the unrar e Command to Extract File Contents of a rar File in Linux

Use the unrar e command to open a rar file. Type the directory name to extract the file contents to a different directory.

unrar e test.rar /tmp

We can see that all the contents in the compressed file have been extracted to the specified directory.

Use the unrar l Command to List File Contents of a rar File in Linux

With the l parameter, the file’s contents can be listed without extracting it.

unrar l test.rar

Use unrar t Command to Test File Contents of a rar File in Linux

With the t parameter, we can test the integrity of the file contents.

unrar t test.rar

Use p7zip to Open rar File in Linux

We can install the p7zip tool on Linux distributions with the following commands.

1. Arch Linux / Manjaro

sudo pacman -S p7zip

2. Ubuntu / Debian

sudo apt-get install p7zip

3. Fedora / CentOS

sudo yum install p7zip

Use the 7z e Command to Extract File Contents of a rar File in Linux

Use the 7z e command to open a rar file. If you want to extract the file contents to a different directory, use the -o flag with the directory name.

7z e test.rar -o/tmp

We can see that all the contents in the compressed file have been extracted to the specified directory.

Use the 7z l Command to List File Contents of a rar File in Linux

With the l parameter, the file’s contents can be listed without extracting it.

7z l test.rar

Use the 7z t Command to Test File Contents of a rar File in Linux

With the t parameter, we can test the integrity of the file contents.

7z t test.rar