Unrar
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Unrar is the name of two different command-line applications for extracting RAR archives.
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[edit] Free software UnRAR
This version of Unrar[1] is free software, licenced under the GPL. It uses the GPL'd UniquE RAR Library unrarlib[2] by Christian Scheurer and Johannes Winkelmann, which is in turn based on an old version of RARLAB's UnRAR, with permission from author Eugene Roshal.[1]
This application has been pushed to obsolescence due to the implementation of RAR3 format by RARLAB in their WinRAR archiver. The unrarlib library only supports RAR and RAR2 formats.[2]
[edit] Overview
This program is a simple command-line front-end to this library, and can list and extract RAR archives. It does not rival the non-free unrar in terms of features, but special care has been taken to ensure it meets most user's needs. It was designed as a back-end for GUI archivers such as GNOME file-roller and KDE ark.
[edit] Freeware UnRAR
This UnRAR is distributed by RARLAB, the makers of the commercial WinRAR archivers. The source code as well as the binaries for a few dozen platforms are available for download on their website.[3] The source code is not licenced under a free software license, so this version of UnRAR is not free software. It can extract newer RAR 3.x archives not supported by the free software Unrar.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.unrarlib.org/faq.html#LICENSE1 - Unrarlib FAQ, License
- ^ http://www.unrarlib.org/faq.html - Unrarlib FAQ
- ^ http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm - RARLAB's UnRAR sources and binaries download
[edit] See also
- unrarlib – a library for decoding RAR (version 2) archives based on the Roshal's code, is GPL compatible
- Official Free Software Unrar home page
- RARLAB's UnRAR - source and binaries
