expand (windows)

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Uncompress one or more Windows Cabinet files. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/expand .

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# Uncompress a single-file Cabinet file to the specified directory:
expand {{path/to/file.cab}} {{path/to/directory}}

# Display the list of files in a source Cabinet file:
expand {{path/to/file.cab}} {{path/to/directory}} -d

# Uncompress all files from the Cabinet file:
expand {{path/to/file.cab}} {{path/to/directory}} -f:*

# Uncompress a specific file from a Cabinet file:
expand {{path/to/file.cab}} {{path/to/directory}} -f:{{file}}

# Ignore the directory structure when uncompressing, and add them to a single directory:
expand {{path/to/file.cab}} {{path/to/directory}} -i

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