RAR
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|extensions={{ext|rar}} | |extensions={{ext|rar}} | ||
− | |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-rar-compressed}} | + | |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/vnd.rar}}, {{mimetype|application/x-rar-compressed}} |
− | |pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/264}} | + | |pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/264}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/411}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/613}} |
+ | |kaitai struct=rar | ||
+ | |released=1993 | ||
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+ | '''R'''oshal '''AR'''chive ('''RAR''') is a proprietary file format used by the compression software WinRAR. They make the decompression code available for use in other programs and allow its distribution, but with a license provision that "You cannot use the unrar source to re-create the RAR compression algorithm, which is proprietary." | ||
− | + | == File identification == | |
− | == | + | Current versions start their files with (hex) {{magic|52 61 72 21 1A 07}}, followed by {{magic|00}} or {{magic|01}}. Early versions (for which no format documentation is known) start with {{magic|52 45 7E 5E}}. |
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+ | == Software == | ||
* [http://www.rarlab.com/ WinRAR website] | * [http://www.rarlab.com/ WinRAR website] | ||
− | * [http://www.rarlab.com/rar/UnRARDLL.exe Free UnRAR.dll] | + | ** [http://www.rarlab.com/rar/UnRARDLL.exe Free UnRAR.dll] |
− | * [http://www.rarlab.com/rar/unrarsrc-4.2.4.tar.gz UnRAR source] | + | ** [http://www.rarlab.com/rar/unrarsrc-4.2.4.tar.gz UnRAR source] |
− | * [http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/RAR Forensics Wiki article] | + | * [[Konvertor]] |
+ | * [[7-Zip]] | ||
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+ | == Sample files == | ||
+ | * http://cd.textfiles.com/ataricompendium/FILES/MISC/PRTFOLIO/ | ||
+ | * http://cd.textfiles.com/thebbsorg/max_files/ | ||
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+ | == Links == | ||
+ | * [[Wikipedia:RAR (file format)|Wikipedia article]] | ||
+ | * [http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/RAR Forensics Wiki article] (has lots of format details) | ||
+ | * [https://imgur.com/a/MtQZv#0 Mini RAR poster] |
Revision as of 10:18, 8 September 2019
Roshal ARchive (RAR) is a proprietary file format used by the compression software WinRAR. They make the decompression code available for use in other programs and allow its distribution, but with a license provision that "You cannot use the unrar source to re-create the RAR compression algorithm, which is proprietary."
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File identification
Current versions start their files with (hex) 52 61 72 21 1A 07
, followed by 00
or 01
. Early versions (for which no format documentation is known) start with 52 45 7E 5E
.
Software
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/ataricompendium/FILES/MISC/PRTFOLIO/
- http://cd.textfiles.com/thebbsorg/max_files/
Links
- Wikipedia article
- Forensics Wiki article (has lots of format details)
- Mini RAR poster