---
name: "unrar-free"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "unrar-free"
version: "1:0.3.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/unrar-free"
---

# unrar-free(1)

extract files from rar archives

## NAME

unrar-free - extract files from rar archives

## SYNOPSIS

**unrar-free** \[-xtfP?V\]  \[--print\]  \[--extract\]  \[--list\]  \[--force\]  \[--extract-newer\]  \[--extract-no-paths\]  \[--password\]  \[--help\]  \[--usage\]  \[--version\] ARCHIVE  \[FILE ...\]  \[DESTINATION\]

## DESCRIPTION

**unrar-free** is a program for extracting files from rar archives.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-P**, **--print**

  Print archive files to stdout.

- **-x**, **--extract**

  Extract files from archive (default).

- **-t**, **--list**

  List files in archive.

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

  Overwrite files when extracting.

- **--extract-newer**

  Only extract newer files from the archive.

- **--extract-no-paths**

  Don't create directories while extracting.

- **-i**, **--outfile**

  File to print the messages to (nul is short for /dev/null, err is short for /dev/stderr).

- **-p**, **--password**

  Decrypt archive using a password.

- **-?**, **--help**

  Show program help.

- **--usage**

  Show short program usage message.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Show version of program.

## NON-FREE UNRAR COMPATIBLE SYNOPSIS

**unrar-free** \[pelvx\]  \[-ep\]  \[-o+\]  \[-o-\]  \[-p*Password*\]  \[-u\]  \[--\] ARCHIVE  \[FILE ...\]  \[DESTINATION\]

This syntax should only be used in front-end programs which use the non-free unrar as a back-end. It is recommended to use this program by GNU command line syntax.

## NON-FREE UNRAR COMPATIBLE OPTIONS

- **p**

  Print archive files to stdout.

- **e**

  Extract files from archive without full path.

- **l**

  List files in archive.

- **v**

  Verbosely list files in archive.

- **x**

  Extract files from archive with full path.

- **-ep**

  Don't create directories while extracting.

- **-inul**

  Disable all messages.

- **-ierr**

  Print all messages on stderr.

- **-o+**

  Overwrite files when extracting.

- **-o-**

  Don't overwrite files when extracting.

- **-p***Password*

  Decrypt archive using the password *Password*.

- **-u**

  Only extract newer files from the archive.

- **-y**

  Assume Yes on all queries. Ineffective.

- **--**

  Disable further switch processing. Any switch after the -- is treated as filename or destination.

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Niklas Vainio \<niklas.vainio@iki.fi\>. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2, or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.