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# 1  
Old 09-07-2011
Unzip a .rar file

Hi,

How to unzip a .rar file in unix.

I tried unrar command but it doesnt work.

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks
# 2  
Old 09-07-2011
What does it mean - "it doesn't work"? Do you have it? What version of OS do you use?
# 3  
Old 09-07-2011
I tried giving "unrar e file.rar"
Its linux platform
# 4  
Old 09-07-2011
What the message you get? What the linux distro you use? Why do you ignore the question "do you have it?" ? (((
Try install p7zip-full. Try unrar -x yourfile. And, please, learn to ask questions.
# 5  
Old 09-07-2011
And also, give as much as details, so that you will get quick answer and solution Smilie
# 6  
Old 09-07-2011
sorry. Thanks for your quick reply yazu.
To find the OS i used "uname -a" and i got as Windows_NT
Unrar is not supported in my unix box
can you please tell me how else can i open the .rar file.
# 7  
Old 09-07-2011
ok, if you are in windows, then try with winrar, "extractnow", 7zip....
 
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