NAME

       dtrx - cleanly extract many archive types

SYNOPSIS

       dtrx [OPTIONS] ARCHIVE [ARCHIVE ...]

DESCRIPTION

       dtrx  extracts  archives  in  a  number  of  different formats; it currently supports tar, zip (including
       self-extracting .exe files), cpio, rpm, deb, gem, 7z, cab, rar, and InstallShield  files.   It  can  also
       decompress files compressed with gzip, bzip2, lzma, or compress.

       In  addition  to providing one command to handle many different archive types, dtrx also aids the user by
       extracting contents consistently.  By default, everything will be written to a dedicated directory that's
       named  after  the  archive.   dtrx will also change the permissions to ensure that the owner can read and
       write all those files.

       To run dtrx, simply call it with the archive(s) you wish to extract as arguments.  For example:

          $ dtrx coreutils-5.*.tar.gz

OPTIONS

       dtrx supports a number of options to mandate specific behavior:

       -r, --recursive
              With this option, dtrx will search inside the archives you specify to see if any of  the  contents
              are themselves archives, and extract those as well.

       --one, --one-entry
              Normally,  if  an  archive  only contains one file or directory with a name that doesn't match the
              archive's, dtrx will ask you how to handle it.  With this option, you can specify  ahead  of  time
              what should happen.  Possible values are:

              inside Extract  the  file/directory inside another directory named after the archive.  This is the
                     default.

              rename Extract the file/directory in the current directory, and then rename it to match  the  name
                     of the archive.

              here   Extract the file/directory in the current directory.

       -o, --overwrite
              Normally, dtrx will avoid extracting into a directory that already exists, and instead try to find
              an alternative name to use.  If this option is listed, dtrx will use the default directory name no
              matter what.

       -f, --flat
              Extract all archive contents into the current directory, instead of their own dedicated directory.
              This is handy if you have multiple archive files which all need to  be  extracted  into  the  same
              directory structure.  Note that existing files may be overwritten with this option.

       -n, --noninteractive
              dtrx  will  normally  ask  the  user  how to handle certain corner cases, such as how to handle an
              archive that only contains one file.  This option suppresses those questions;  dtrx  will  instead
              use sane, conservative defaults.

       -l, -t, --list, --table
              Don't extract the archives; just list their contents on standard output.

       -m, --metadata
              Extract the metadata from .deb and .gem archives, instead of their normal contents.

       -q, --quiet
              Suppress warning messages.  Listing this option twice will cause dtrx to be silent.

       -v, --verbose
              Show  the  files  that  are  being  extracted.  Listing this option twice will cause dtrx to print
              debugging information.

       --help Display basic help.

       --version
              Display dtrx's version, copyright, and license information.

AUTHOR

       Brett Smith <brettcsmith@brettcsmith.org>

COPYRIGHT

       dtrx 6.5 is copyright © 2006-2009 Brett Smith and others.  Feel  free  to  send  comments,  bug  reports,
       patches,   and   so   on.    You   can   find   the   latest   version  of  dtrx  on  its  home  page  at
       <http://www.brettcsmith.org/2007/dtrx/>.

       dtrx is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
       License  as  published  by  the  Free  Software  Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
       option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even
       the  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program;  if  not,  see
       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.