---
name: "p7zip"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "7zip"
version: "25.01+dfsg-1~deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/p7zip"
---

# p7zip(1)

Wrapper on 7-Zip file archiver with high compression ratio

## NAME

p7zip - Wrapper on 7-Zip file archiver with high compression ratio

## SYNOPSIS

**p7zip** \[**-c**\|**--stdout**\|**--to-stdout**\] \[**-d**\|**--decompress**\|**--uncompress**\] \[**-f**\|**--force**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-k**\|**--keep**\] \[**--**\] \[*file ...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

7-Zip is a file archiver supporting 7z (that implements LZMA compression algorithm featuring very high compression ratio), LZMA2, XZ, ZIP, Zip64, CAB, RAR (if the non-free p7zip-rar package is installed), ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM, ISO, most filesystem images and DEB formats. Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.

**p7zip** is a gzip-like CLI wrapper script for 7-Zip, and handles only the 7z format (the native format of 7-Zip), internally executing either **7za**(1) or **7zr**(1) command.

With no switches passed in the command line, each given *file* argument is compressed into *file.7z*, and then removed.

With the **-d** switch each passed *file* needs to end with the *.7z* extension and is decompressed. After the decompression the original *file* is removed unless it contained more than one archived file.

When used without any *file* argument, **p7zip** reads data from the standard input and compresses (or decompresses in case of **-d**) it into the standard output.

## SWITCHES

- **-c**, **--stdout**, **--to-stdout**

  Write output on standard output.

- **-d**, **--decompress**, **--uncompress**

  Decompress file.

- **-f**, **--force**

  Skip some checks and force compression or decompression.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print usage.

- **-k**, **--keep**

  Do not delete input file.

- **--**

  Treat all subsequent arguments as file names, even if they start with a dash.

## SEE ALSO

**7z**(1), **7za**(1), **7zr**(1), [**bzip2**(1)](/bzip2/1.md), [**gzip**(1)](/gzip/1.md), [**zip**(1)](/zip/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Written for Debian by Mohammed Adnene Trojette. Updated by Robert Luberda.