Configuration - Packer                            Back
 
With this page you can prepare Total Commander for the use with archivers (ZIP, ARJ, LHA, RAR, UC2 and ACE). Archivers allow packing of files to a much smaller size. Programs cannot be executed in packed form and must be unpacked first. Total Commander can do this automatically. The ZIP packer is configured on a separate page.
 
See also: Handling of archives (ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, UC2, ACE)
 
Field Description
 
Treat archives like directories
If you choose this option, you can double click on archives to show their contents. You can then copy, delete and view files from the archive and add files to it with the normal Total Commander functions. If you do NOT select it, Total Commander will launch the program associated with the archive. If no program is associated, the file will be opened by Total Commander itself.
 
ARJ-packer ENTER the name and path of your ARJ-packer (recommended: ARJ32.EXE)
Use internal un-ARJ if possible
Total Commander contains an internal unarj. To use it, select this check box. The internal unpacker doesn't handle encrypted files.
 
LHA-packer ENTER the name and path of your LHA-packer (recommended: lha32.exe). It will create files with the extension '.lzh'.
Use internal un-LZH if possible
Use built-in un-LZH.
 
RAR-packer ENTER the name and path of the RAR-packer (recommended: winrar.exe). It will create files with the extension '.rar'.
Use internal un-RAR if possible
Use UnRAR.DLL (UnRAR64.DLL on 64-bit Windows) which comes with Total Commander.
 
UC2-packer ENTER the name and path of your UC2-packer (uc.exe). It will create files with the extension '.uc2'. Does not work on 64-bit Windows.
 
ACE (>= 1.2b) ENTER the name and path of the ACE-packer (recommended: winace.exe). It will create files with the extension '.ace'. You need ACE version 1.2b or later.
Use internal un-ACE if possible
Use UnACEv2.DLL which comes with Total Commander (currently there is no 64-bit version).
 
>> Opens a dialog to browse for the desired file.
 
Create TAR archives for Linux (unchecked: for SunOS)
The difference between the two formats only shows for very long file names (>99 characters). These are stored differently on Linux (GNU-TAR) and SunOS.
 
Packer plugins Here you can add further packers/unpackers. Additional packers can be found on www.ghisler.com, e.g. a packer for the bzip2 format. This packer can only handle single files, but it is very efficient.