---
name: "Alien::Build::Plugin::Extract::CommandLine"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-alien-build"
version: "2.88-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Alien::Build::Plugin::Extract::CommandLine"
---

# Alien::Build::Plugin::Extract::CommandLine(3pm)

Plugin to extract an archive using command line tools

## NAME

Alien::Build::Plugin::Extract::CommandLine - Plugin to extract an archive using command line tools

## VERSION

version 2.88

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use alienfile;
 plugin 'Extract::CommandLine' => (
   format => 'tar.gz',
 );
```

## DESCRIPTION

Note: in most case you will want to use Alien::Build::Plugin::Extract::Negotiate instead.  It picks the appropriate Extract plugin based on your platform and environment. In some cases you may need to use this plugin directly instead.

This plugin extracts from an archive in various formats using command line tools.

## PROPERTIES

### format

Gives a hint as to the expected format.

### gzip\_cmd

The `"gzip"` command, if available.  `"undef"` if not available.

### bzip2\_cmd

The `"bzip2"` command, if available.  `"undef"` if not available.

### xz\_cmd

The `"xz"` command, if available.  `"undef"` if not available.

### tar\_cmd

The `"tar"` command, if available.  `"undef"` if not available.

### unzip\_cmd

The `"unzip"` command, if available.  `"undef"` if not available.

## METHODS

### handles

```
 Alien::Build::Plugin::Extract::CommandLine->handles($ext);
 $plugin->handles($ext);
```

Returns true if the plugin is able to handle the archive of the given format.

### available

```
 Alien::Build::Plugin::Extract::CommandLine->available($ext);
```

Returns true if the plugin is available to extract without installing anything new.

## SEE ALSO

Alien::Build::Plugin::Extract::Negotiate, Alien::Build, alienfile, Alien::Build::MM, Alien

## AUTHOR

Author: Graham Ollis \<plicease@cpan.org\>

Contributors:

Diab Jerius (DJERIUS)

Roy Storey (KIWIROY)

Ilya Pavlov

David Mertens (run4flat)

Mark Nunberg (mordy, mnunberg)

Christian Walde (Mithaldu)

Brian Wightman (MidLifeXis)

Zaki Mughal (zmughal)

mohawk (mohawk2, ETJ)

Vikas N Kumar (vikasnkumar)

Flavio Poletti (polettix)

Salvador Fandiño (salva)

Gianni Ceccarelli (dakkar)

Pavel Shaydo (zwon, trinitum)

Kang-min Liu (劉康民, gugod)

Nicholas Shipp (nshp)

Juan Julián Merelo Guervós (JJ)

Joel Berger (JBERGER)

Petr Písař (ppisar)

Lance Wicks (LANCEW)

Ahmad Fatoum (a3f, ATHREEF)

José Joaquín Atria (JJATRIA)

Duke Leto (LETO)

Shoichi Kaji (SKAJI)

Shawn Laffan (SLAFFAN)

Paul Evans (leonerd, PEVANS)

Håkon Hægland (hakonhagland, HAKONH)

nick nauwelaerts (INPHOBIA)

Florian Weimer

Marcel Telka (mtelka)

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2011-2022 by Graham Ollis.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.