---
name: "msexpand"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mscompress"
version: "0.4-10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/msexpand"
---

# msexpand(1)

decompress data compressed using mscompress(1) or COMPRESS.EXE

## NAME

msexpand - decompress data compressed using [mscompress(1)](/mscompress/1.md) or COMPRESS.EXE

## SYNOPSIS

**msexpand** \[ **-h** \]\
 **msexpand** \[ **-V** \]\
 **msexpand** \[ *name ...* \]

## DESCRIPTION

*Msexpand* decompress files compressed using **[mscompress(1)](/mscompress/1.md)** or Microsoft **COMPRESS.EXE** utility (e.g. Windows 3.x installation files). If no files are specified, the standard input is decompressed to the standard output.

## AUTHORS

This program is written by Martin Hinner, \<mhi@penguin.cz\>\
 Algorithm & data structures by M. Winterhoff \<100326.2776@compuserve.com\>

## DOWNLOAD

mscompress package is available at ftp.penguin.cz/pub/users/mhi/.