---
name: "orange"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "orange"
version: "0.4-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/orange"
---

# orange(1)

extract CAB files from self-extracting installers

## NAME

orange - extract CAB files from self-extracting installers

## DESCRIPTION

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  orange \[-d DIRECTORY\] \[-D LEVEL\] \[-h\] FILENAME

- **-d** DIRECTORY

  Extract files to DIRECTORY

- **-D** LEVEL

  Set debug log level 0 - No logging (default) 1 - Errors only 2 - Errors and warnings 3 - Everything

- **-h**

  Show this help message

- FILENAME

  The file to list or extract contents of

Orange is a tool and library for squeezing out juicy installable Microsoft Cabinet Files from self-extracting installers for Microsoft Windows. It currently supports the following kinds of installers:

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  \* Early support for installers created by Installer VISE. (Orange 0.3 or

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  later)

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  \* Support for some installers created by Inno Setup. (Orange 0.2 or later) \* Early support for the installer used by TomTom products. (Orange 0.2 or

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  later)

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  \* InstallShield versions 5 and 6, using Unshield for extracting

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  InstallShield Cabinet files.

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  \* Setup Factory versions 5 and 6 using Dynamite for data decompression. \* Some other installer (using a DLL called inflate.dll). This is used by

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  for example Macromedia Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC 2002.

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  \* Microsoft Cabinets (also self-extracting) when you have Cabextract

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  installed.

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  \* Zip archives (also self-extracting) when you have UnZip installed.