---
name: "xfa"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xfe"
version: "2.0.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xfa"
---

# xfa(1)

A simple archive viewer and extractor for X Window

## NAME

xfa - A simple archive viewer and extractor for X Window

## SYNOPSIS

**xfa** \[-h\] \[--help\] \[-v\] \[--version\] \[*archive filename*\]

## DESCRIPTION

X File Archive (xfa) is a simple archive viewer and extractor, to be used with X File Explorer (xfe) or stand alone.

## AUTHOR

Roland Baudin \<roland65@free.fr\>.

## OPTIONS

xfa accepts the following options:

- **-h, --help**

  Print the help screen and exit.

- **-v, --version**

  Print xfe version information and exit.

- **archive filename (tar.gz, tar.bz2, zip, ...)**

  Specifies the path to the archive file to open when starting xfa.

## SEE ALSO

[**xfe**(1)](/xfe/1.md), [**xfi**(1)](/xfi/1.md), [**xfp**(1)](/xfp/1.md), [**xfw**(1)](/xfw/1.md)