| -- | stop switches scanning |
| -@[+] | disable [enable] file lists |
| -ac | clear Archive attribute after compression or extraction |
| -ad[1,2] | alternate destination path |
| -af<type> | specify archive format |
| -ag[format] | generate archive name using the current date and time |
| -ai | ignore file attributes |
| -ao | add files with Archive attribute set |
| -ap<path> | set path inside archive |
| -as | synchronize archive contents |
| -cfg- | ignore default profile and environment variable |
| -cl | convert file names to lower case |
| -cp<name> | select a compression profile |
| -cu | convert file names to upper case |
| -df | delete files after archiving |
| -dh | open shared files |
| -dr | delete files to Recycle Bin |
| -ds | do not sort archiving files |
| -dw | wipe files after archiving |
| -ed | do not add empty folders |
| -en | do not add "end of archive" block |
| -ep | exclude paths from names |
| -ep1 | exclude base folder from names |
| -ep2 | expand paths to full |
| -ep3 | expand paths to full including the drive letter |
| -e[+]<attr> | set file exclude or include attributes |
| -f | freshen files |
| -hp[pwd] | encrypt both file data and headers |
| -ht[b|c] | select hash type [BLAKE2,CRC32] for file checksum |
| -iadm | request administrative access for SFX archive |
| -ibck | run WinRAR in background |
| -idv | display verbose output |
| -ieml[.][addr] | send archive by email |
| -iicon<name> | specify SFX icon |
| -iimg<name> | specify SFX logo |
| -ilog[name] | log errors to file |
| -imon<number> | select a monitor |
| -inul | disable error messages |
| -ioff[n] | turn PC off |
| -isnd[-] | control notification sounds |
| -k | lock archive |
| -kb | keep broken extracted files |
| -log[fmt][=name] | write names to log file |
| -m<n> | set compression method |
| -ma[4|5] | specify a version of archiving format |
| -mc<par> | set advanced compression parameters |
| -md<n> | select dictionary size |
| -me[par] | set encryption parameters |
| -ms[list] | specify file types to store |
| -mt<threads> | set the number of threads |
| -n<file> | additionally filter included files |
| -n@<listfile> | read additional filter masks from list file |
| -oc | set NTFS "Compressed" attribute |
| -oh | save hard links as the link instead of the file |
| -oi[-] | save identical files as references |
| -ol | save symbolic links as the link instead of the file |
| -or | rename files automatically |
| -os | save NTFS streams |
| -ow | process file security information |
| -o[+|-] | set the overwrite mode |
| -p[pwd] | set password |
| -qo[-|+] | add quick open information [none|force] |
| -r | recurse subfolders |
| -r- | disable recursion |
| -r0 | recurse subfolders for wildcard names only |
| -ri | set priority and sleep time |
| -rr[N] | add data recovery record |
| -rv[N] | create recovery volumes |
| -s | create a solid archive |
| -s<N> | create solid groups using file count |
| -sc<charset>[objects] | specify the character set |
| -se | create solid groups using file extension |
| -sfx[name] | create self-extracting archive |
| -sl<size> | process files with size less than specified |
| -sm<size> | process files with size more than specified |
| -sv | create independent solid volumes |
| -sv- | create dependent solid volumes |
| -s- | disable solid archiving |
| -t | test files after archiving |
| -ta[m,c,a,o]<date> | process files modified after the specified date |
| -tb[m,c,a,o]<date> | process files modified before the specified date |
| -tk | keep original archive time |
| -tl | set archive time to newest file |
| -tn[m,c,a,o]<time> | process files newer than the specified time |
| -to[m,c,a,o]<time> | process files older than the specified time |
| -ts[m,c,a,p][+,-,1] | save or restore file time (modification, creation, access, preserve) |
| -u | update files |
| -v<n>[k|b|m|M|g|G] | create volumes |
| -vd | erase disk contents before creating volume |
| -ver[n] | file version control |
| -vn | use the old style volume naming scheme |
| -vp | pause before each volume |
| -w<path> | set folder for temporary files |
| -x<file> | exclude the specified file |
| -x@<listfile> | exclude files listed in the specified list file |
| -y | assume Yes on all queries |
| -z<file> | read archive comment from file |