atool

Manage file archives of various types

atool is a script for managing file archives of various types (tar, tar+gzip, zip, etc.). It provides the following commands: * aunpack: extract an archive, avoiding tar bombs * als: list the contents of an archive * acat: extract files to the standard output * apack: create an archive Optional dependencies: lbzip2 or pbzip2, lzip, plzip, lzop, lzma, zip, unzip, unrar, lha, unace, arj, arc, nomarch, p7zip, unalz.