RAR

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|subcat=Archiving
 
|subcat=Archiving
 
|extensions={{ext|rar}}
 
|extensions={{ext|rar}}
|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-rar-compressed}}
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|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/vnd.rar}}, {{mimetype|application/x-rar-compressed}}
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/264}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/411}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/613}}
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/264}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/411}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/613}}
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|kaitai struct=rar
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|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."
 
'''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."
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== File identification ==
 
== File identification ==
  
Current versions start their files with (hex) <code>52 61 72 21 1A 07 00</code>. Early versions (for which no format documentation is known) start with <code>52 45 7E 5E</code>.
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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}}.
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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** [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]
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* [[Konvertor]]
 
* [[7-Zip]]
 
* [[7-Zip]]
  
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* http://cd.textfiles.com/ataricompendium/FILES/MISC/PRTFOLIO/
 
* http://cd.textfiles.com/ataricompendium/FILES/MISC/PRTFOLIO/
 
* http://cd.textfiles.com/thebbsorg/max_files/
 
* http://cd.textfiles.com/thebbsorg/max_files/
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/rar/ → *.rar
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [[Wikipedia:RAR|Wikipedia article]]
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* [[Wikipedia:RAR (file format)|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/RAR Forensics Wiki article] (has lots of format details)
 
* [http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/RAR Forensics Wiki article] (has lots of format details)
* [http://imgur.com/a/MtQZv#0 Mini RAR poster]
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* [https://imgur.com/a/MtQZv#0 Mini RAR poster]

Revision as of 20:15, 26 July 2020

File Format
Name RAR
Ontology
Extension(s) .rar
MIME Type(s) application/vnd.rar, application/x-rar-compressed
PRONOM x-fmt/264, fmt/411, fmt/613
Kaitai Struct Spec rar.ksy
Released 1993

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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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.

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