--- title: "How to Extract and Create RAR Files in Linux" url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-extract-and-create-rar-files-in-linux-n7r1u8ief source_url: https://linuxhandbook.com/extract-create-rar-files/ type: article source: "Linux Handbook" published: 2023-09-10T07:16:15.976Z updated: 2023-09-10T07:16:15.142Z tags: ["linux"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Extract and Create RAR Files in Linux **[Linux Handbook](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxhandbook)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary How to extract and create RAR files in Linux is not that complicated. You can easily extract the contents of the RAR file in the present working directory from where you are running the command. Use the gzip command in Linux gzip is one of the most useful but often overlooked utilities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-extract-and-create-rar-files-in-linux-n7r1u8ief)