File archiver with a high compression ratio. Similar to 7z except that it supports fewer file types but is cross-platform.
More information[a]rchive a file or directory:
7za a path/to/archive.7z path/to/file_or_directory
Encrypt an existing archive (including file names):
7za a path/to/encrypted.7z -ppassword -mhe=on path/to/archive.7z
E[x]tract an archive preserving the original directory structure:
7za x path/to/archive.7z
E[x]tract an archive to a specific directory:
7za x path/to/archive.7z -opath/to/output
E[x]tract an archive to stdout:
7za x path/to/archive.7z -so
[a]rchive using a specific archive type:
7za a -t7z|bzip2|gzip|lzip|tar|... path/to/archive.7z path/to/file_or_directory
[l]ist the contents of an archive:
7za l path/to/archive.7z
Set the level of compression (higher means more compression, but slower):
7za a path/to/archive.7z -mx=0|1|3|5|7|9 path/to/file_or_directory