Overview
Unrar is a program to unpack RAR compressed files.
Version 5.1.6 is installed on the CSF.
Restrictions on use
There are no restrictions on using this software to unpack files. Please see the full license at $UNRAR_HOME/license.txt on the CSF.
Set up procedure
To access the software you must first load the modulefile:
module load tools/gcc/unrar/5.1.6
Running the application
You may use unrar on the login node only if you are unpacking a small file. If unpacking a large file then you must submit a quick batch job as shown below.
To unpack a file use:
unrar x filename.rar
Serial batch job submission
Please use this method if unpacking a large file. Make sure you have the modulefile loaded then submit the following one line command to run unrar in batch in the current directory:
qsub -b y -cwd -V -l short unrar x filename.rar
If you prefer to create a jobscript, the following will do exactly the same as the above command:
#!/bin/bash
#$ -S /bin/bash
#$ -cwd # Job will run from the current directory
#$ -V # Job will inherit current environment settings
unrar x filename.rar
Submit the jobscript using:
qsub scriptname
where scriptname is the name of your jobscript.
Further info
Updates
None.
