Starting UNPACK

UNPACK restores a file of compressed data to its original size and copies it to a specified drive and path. To start the UNPACK command, type:

  UNPACK sourcefile
  [destinationdrive:] [destinationpath]
  [/SHOW] [/N:singlefile]
  [/V] [/F]

where:

sourcefile

Specifies the name of an existing file that contains compressed data. If this file contains one or more files of compressed data, UNPACK restores each file within the file.
destinationdrive:
Specifies the name of the drive where you want UNPACK to copy one or more restored files.

When you specify a destination drive but not a path, UNPACK uses the path information stored in the header of the file that contains the compressed data.

destinationpath
Specifies the name of the directory (and its subdirectories) where you want UNPACK to copy one or more restored files.

When specified, the destination path overrides the path information stored in the header of the file that contains the compressed data.

/SHOW
Displays the destination path and file-name information that are saved in the header of each file containing compressed data.
/N:singlefile
Extracts and uncompresses one file from a file that contains multiple files of compressed data.
/V
Verifies that sectors written to the target disk are recorded correctly. This parameter lets you know that critical data has been correctly recorded.

This parameter causes UNPACK to run slower, because a check is made for each entry recorded on the disk.

/F
Specifies that files with extended attributes should not be unpacked or copied if the destination file system does not support extended attributes.

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