I think you hear about RAR (Roshal Archive), it's developed by Eugene Roshal on 1993, RAR is used for reduces file sizes more effectively than standard ZIP (Zipped Information Package) files, it's saving space and making large downloads easier to manage, even we can encrypt any files protected with passwords to secure our sensitive or important data, it's very easily to share bunch of data with a single file with RAR.

Application For RAR

Different RAR applications are available for various operating systems, but the core functions such as creating or extracting unRAR archives can be managed using a wide range of software tools. For instance, if you create a password-protected RAR archive on the Windows operating system, you can access its data by extracting or unRARing it via the terminal in Linux. Similarly, on macOS, you can access the archive by extracting or unRARing it using applications such as the Unarchiver or Keka.

Application for Windows -

For the Windows operating system, you can find a wide range of applications, most of which are designed with a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for ease of use. Here are some of the most popular RAR and archive management applications available for Windows:- [WinRAR](https://www.win-rar.com), [7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org) and [WinZip](https://www.winzip.com)

Application For MacOS -

Just like Windows, macOS also comes with various applications, and in most cases, it is used via a GUI (Graphical User Interface), much like Windows. Here are some of the most popular RAR and archive management applications available for MacOS:- [The Unarchiver](https://theunarchiver.com) and [Keka](https://www.keka.io)

For Linux -

However, applications for this are virtually non-existent on Linux; we are use it exclusively via the command line in the terminal.

Install the RAR by the following command-

> ``` > sudo apt install rar unrar > ```

Here are the Command Line for use -

**Create a Rar archive a folder-** > ``` > rar a archive_name.rar folder > ``` **Create a RAR archive multiple in a single RAR file-** > ``` > rar a archive_name.rar file1.exe file2.jpg file3.mp4 > ``` **Create a RAR archive with protected with password-** > ``` > rar a -p your_password archive.rar file_or_folder_to_archive > ``` **Extract RAR archive** - > ``` > unrar x archive.rar > ``` **Extract to specific folder-** > ``` > unrar x archive.rar /path/to/folder/ > ``` **Extract password protected RAR file-** > ``` > unrar e -pYOUR_PASSWORD archive.rar > ```

I also have create a video how you can unrar file on Linux-

https://youtu.be/rNQ-A2ivmYQ

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