In the 'Add to Archive' window, now it is allowed to use -m prefix for 'Parameters' field as in command line: -mparam.New switches: -spm and -im! to exclude directories from processing for specified paths that don't contain path separator character at the end of path.7-Zip now can extract VHDX disk images (Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disk v2 format).'Do not change source files last access time'.New 'Options' window in 'Add to archive' allows to select what metadata must be included to archive.New option 'Propagate Zone.Id stream' in Tools/Options/7-Zip menu.

New -snz switch to propagate Zone.Identifier stream to extracted files (Windows).-snon : store owner/group names in archive.-snoi : store owner/group ids in archive or set owner/group ids from archive to extracted files.New switches for Linux version for TAR archives:.7-Zip now can store additional file timestamps with high precision (1 ns in Linux) in tar/pax archives with the following switches: -ttar -mm=pax -mtp=3 -mtc -mta.7-Zip now can create TAR archives in POSIX (pax) tar format with the switches -ttar -mm=pax or -ttar -mm=posix.7-Zip now can extract APFS (Apple File System) images that can be used in DMG files.UDF support was improved to UDF version 2.60.There is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix. Self-extracting capability for 7z formatħ-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10/11.Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats.For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip.Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS.Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR.High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression.You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. 7z file extension, but when used for creating ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip. By default, 7-Zip creates 7z-format archives with a. 7-Zip is a free and open-source file archiver utility.

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