Table 3.1. Command line options
| Short option | Long option | Function |
|---|---|---|
| -x destination_path archive | --extract-to=destination_path archive | Extract archive to the directory specified by destination_path and quits. |
| -e archive | --extract=archive | Extract archive by asking the destination directory and quits. |
| -m file1 file2 file3 ... fileN | --multi-extract=file1 file2 file3 ... fileN | Open the Multi-Extract dialog to extract the given files. Shell wildcards such as * are allowed. |
| -d file1 file2 file3 ... fileN | --add-to=file1 file2 file3 ... fileN | Add the given files by asking the name of the archive and quits. If archive doesn't exist it is created. The filenames must be separated by spaces. |
| -a archive | --add=archive | Add files to archive by asking their filenames and quits. |
| -? | --help | Show help information and quits. |
Xarchiver supports also all generic GTK+ options, a list is available on the help screen.