Table 3.1. Command line options
| Short option | Long option | Function |
|---|---|---|
| -x destination archive | --extract-to=destination archive | Extract archive to the destination directory and quit. |
| -e archive | --extract archive | Extract archive by asking the destination directory and quit. |
| -d archive | --ensure-directory archive | Extract archive to a containing directory and quit. |
| -m [archive1 ... archiveN] | --multi-extract [archive1 ... archiveN] | Open the Multi-Extract dialog to extract the given archives. Shell wildcards such as * are allowed. |
| -c file1 ... fileN | --compress=file1 ... fileN | Add the given files by asking the name of the archive and quit. If the archive doesn't exist it will be created. The filenames must be separated by spaces. |
| -a archive | --add archive | Add to archive by asking which files and quit. |
| -i | --info | Show found command line programs to be used and exit. |
| -v | --version | Show version and exit. |
| -? | --help | Show help information and quit. |
Xarchiver supports also all generic GTK+ options, a list is available on the help screen.