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# xar

> Manage `.xar` archives.
> More information: <https://manned.org/xar>.

- Create a xar archive of all files in a given directory:

`xar -cf {{archive.xar}} {{path/to/directory}}`

- List the contents of a given xar archive:

`xar -tf {{archive.xar}}`

- Extract the contents of a given xar archive to the current directory:

`xar -xf {{archive.xar}}`
