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Uncompress one or more Windows Cabinet files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/expand.
  • Uncompress a single-file Cabinet file to the specified directory:
    expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}}
  • Display the list of files in a source Cabinet file:
    expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -d
  • Uncompress all files from the Cabinet file:
    expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -f:*
  • Uncompress a specific file from a Cabinet file:
    expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -f:{{path\to\file}}
  • Ignore the directory structure when uncompressing, and add them to a single directory:
    expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -i

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