Extract command

Updated: 11/12/2023 by Computer Hope

The Windows extract command takes files that are compressed in a Windows cabinet file and place them into a specified location on the hard drive.

Availability

Extract is an external command and is available for the following Microsoft operating systems.

Microsoft (R) Cabinet Extraction Tool - Version (16) 1.00.603.0 (08/14/97)
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EXTRACT [/Y] [/A] [/D | /E] [/L dir] cabinet [file name ...]
EXTRACT [/Y] source [newname]
EXTRACT [/Y] /C source destination

cabinet	Cabinet file (contains two or more files).
file name	Name of the file to extract from the cabinet. Wildcards and multiple file names (separated by blanks) may be used.
source	Compressed file (a cabinet with only one file).
newname	New file name to give the extracted file. If not supplied, the original name is used.
/A	Process all cabinets. Follows cabinet chain starting in first cabinet mentioned.
/C	Copy source file to destination (to copy from DMF disks).
/D	Display cabinet directory (use with file name to avoid extract).
/E	Extract (use instead of . to extract all files).
/L dir	Location to place extracted files (default is current directory).
/Y	Do not prompt before overwriting an existing file.