__/ [Justin C] on Sunday 23 October 2005 09:58 \__
> On 2005-10-23, Ted Wager <ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I have a .rar file to open...I type the unrar command and get a list
>> of options...Anyone tell me which I use to unpack the 28 cd's it contains
>> I tried unrar vp but the output did not seem to end so after
>> 10 minutes I called it a day :-(
Make sure you get the latest version of unrar. It took me a while to find
something that was compatible with the Win32 version of a colleague. This
consumed a fair bit of time and led to some confusion. I tried to find the
direct link for you, but I can't find it in my bookmarks. Regardless, here
is what appeared to have worked for me:
UNRAR 2.71 freeware Copyright (c) 1993-2000 Eugene Roshal
$> unrar x <file>
> 28 CDs? Blimey, if it's got 28 CDs in it I'm not surprised it wasn't
> done in 10 minutes. However fast your processor is that *is* gonna take
> some time... and have you got the necessary spare 20GB to unpack it
> into?
>
> Justin.
The OP can do it overnight. *smile*
Roy
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