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██╔══██╗ ██╔══██╗ ██╔══██╗ RAR version 1.55 - User's Manual
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██╔══██╗ ██╔══██║ ██╔══██╗ Multifunctional Integrated Archive Manager
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Welcome to the RAR Archiver!
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RAR is an extremely powerful tool which allows you to manage and
control archive files.
RAR features include:-
* Full-screen interactive interface (Optional)
* Mouse support and menus
* Non-RAR archive support
* Common 'standard' command-line interface
* Highly sophisticated, original compression algorithm
* Better compression than other PC tools using 'solid' archiving
* Authenticity verification (registered version only)
* Self-extracting archives and volumes (SFX)
* Programmatic installation SFX archives
* locking, password, disk volume labels & more ...
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║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Chapter 1. Installation and Configuration ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║
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This chapter describes how to install and configure RAR,
as well as giving information on technical requirements.
1.1. Installation procedure
RAR is distributed as a self-extracting (SFX) archive named
RAR?_???.EXE where '?_???' is the version number.
Local language versions may also be available in the format RARnnnxx.exe
where "nnn" is the version number and "xx" is the country code.
Installation consists of three basic steps:-
.. Start the RAR Self-Extracting archive
.. Choose a directory for the RAR files
.. Initiate the RAR installation
For example, on floppy disk A: you have the file
RAR155.EXE, this will be RAR version 1.55. You may install
it to your C: disk by typing, at the DOS prompt, the following
command (executing the RAR self-extracting archive):
C:\> A:RAR155
You will be prompted with the RAR archive comment. Press
any key to continue, or press ESC to cancel the extraction.
Then you will enter the RAR installation menu.
Choose "Read license" to view the RAR license for usage and
distribution. Pressing <Esc> to return to the installation menu.
Choose "Destination directory" to enter the path for
installation.
Choose "Install" to extract the RAR files to the destination
directory.
When the extraction is successfully completed, a number of files will
be placed in the destination directory and RAR will be ready for use.
The archiver program itself is named RAR.EXE. This module contains
all of the archiver's functionality, packing, unpacking, repairing,
SFX creation etc.
It is recommended that the name of the directory,
containing the RAR files, be added to the PATH environment
variable. This will enable RAR to be used from any
directory. Alternatively the critical modules of RAR may
be copied to your "Utilities" directory. These modules are
RAR.EXE and RAR.CFG, although it is not essential, you may
copy UNRAR.EXE as well.
1.2. Option menu
A number of RAR options may be configured and saved to
be used as default options. To access this menu, start RAR
without any parameters and then press Function key 9 (F9) to
bring up the Options menu:
C:\RAR> RAR
When RAR has been started, press F9 - the following menu
will appear:
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Configuration... │
│ Set password ALT-P │
│ Work directory ALT-W │
│ Default comment file │
│ External viewer │
│ Change disk ALT-D │
│ Registration │
│ Save options ALT-S │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
Press <Enter> for the sub-menu "Configuration". The
configuration menu offers a number of basic options which
may be changed.
In the configuration menu, use the arrow keys to move
from item to item. An item value may be changed by hitting
the <space> key. When all items are set as desired, move to
the "Ok" field and hit <Enter> to save the chosen values.
To discard any changes, move to the "Cancel" field and hit
<Enter>.
If you have a mouse attached, this process is even
easier. Simply move the mouse cursor to the desired item
and click the left mouse key.
When you have completed the configuration, move the mouse
cursor to the field " Ok " and click on the left mouse key.
To discard changes click the left mouse key on the " Cancel "
field.
"Configuration/Interface options"
Color Selects/Deselects color in
full-screen mode
Sound Enables RAR's sound effects
Stdout mode Forces RAR to run in console
(stdout) mode while processing
commands from the command line
Mouse Enables the use of mouse-support
in full-screen mode
"Configuration/Sort names"
Choose the method required for sorting the archive contents
list from one of the following:
Unsorted ......... Do not sort files
By name .......... Sort files by name
By extension ..... Sort files by extension
By size .......... Sort files by size
Default is 'Sort files by extension' and is chosen in order to
group like files closer together.
"Configuration/Include file mask"
Choose the categories of files to be included when adding
to an archive from the following:
Read only files ..... Add files with 'Read-only' attribute
System files ........ Add files with 'System' attribute
Archive files ....... Add files with 'Archive' attribute
Hidden files ........ Add files with 'Hidden' attribute
Default is 'Read-Only, System, Archive or Hidden' and is used such
that ALL files in a directory will be archived if the general
wildcard (*.*) is used.
For more information on file attributes, please refer to your
DOS manual.
"Configuration/Compression"
Choose the default compression level from one of the
following:
Store ...... Do not compress file when adding to archive
Fastest .... Use fastest method (least compressive)
Fast ....... Use fast compression method
Normal ..... Use normal (default) compression method
Good ....... Use good compression method (more compressive)
Best ....... Use best compression method (most compressive)
Default is 'Normal' and is chosen as the best compromise between
time taken and compression ratio achieved. Marginally higher
(0.1% - 1.5%) compression may be achieved with 'Good' or 'Best',
at the expense of 10% - 100% longer processing time.
"Configuration/Other options"
Use expanded memory Allows 64 Kb of expanded memory (EMS 4.0)
usage
Add empty directories Enables "add empty directories" to archive.
Default is ON such that empty directories
are always added to created archives.
Always make solid Forces RAR to create solid archives which
are often very much smaller than "normal"
archive