RAR
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| − | ''' | + | '''RAR''' (Roshal Archive) is a compressed archive format used by the compression software RAR and WinRAR. It was originally for DOS, but has been widely used on Windows (as WinRAR) and other platforms. |
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| + | The developers 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 == | == 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 | + | Current versions start their files with (hex) {{magic|52 61 72 21 1A 07}}, followed by {{magic|00}} or {{magic|01}}. Early versions start with {{magic|52 45 7E 5E}}. |
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| + | == Specifications == | ||
| + | Before v1.50: | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel/DISK1/DISC2/ARCHIVER/RAR140DC.EXE|RAR140DC.EXE}} (self-extracting RAR archive) → technote.doc | ||
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| + | v1.50-4.20: | ||
| + | * [{{SACFTPURL|pack|wrar420.exe}} wrar420.exe] (self-extracting RAR archive) → TechNote.txt | ||
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| + | 5.0 format: | ||
| + | * [https://www.rarlab.com/technote.htm RAR 5.0 archive format] | ||
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| + | Various: | ||
| + | * [https://forensicswiki.xyz/wiki/index.php?title=RAR Forensics Wiki article] | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:RAR (file format)|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:RAR (file format)|Wikipedia article]] | ||
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* [https://imgur.com/a/MtQZv#0 Mini RAR poster] | * [https://imgur.com/a/MtQZv#0 Mini RAR poster] | ||
| + | * [http://rescene.wikidot.com/rar-versions ReScene's list of RAR versions] | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 22 July 2022
RAR (Roshal Archive) is a compressed archive format used by the compression software RAR and WinRAR. It was originally for DOS, but has been widely used on Windows (as WinRAR) and other platforms.
The developers 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."
Contents |
File identification
Current versions start their files with (hex) 52 61 72 21 1A 07, followed by 00 or 01. Early versions start with 52 45 7E 5E.
Specifications
Before v1.50:
- RAR140DC.EXE (self-extracting RAR archive) → technote.doc
v1.50-4.20:
- wrar420.exe (self-extracting RAR archive) → TechNote.txt
5.0 format:
Various:
Software
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/ataricompendium/FILES/MISC/PRTFOLIO/
- http://cd.textfiles.com/thebbsorg/max_files/
- https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/rar/ → *.rar
