Command-line tool

libarchive

brew/libarchive

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Multi-format archive and compression library

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install libarchive

Linux

brew install libarchive

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