Applescript: terminal unrar command

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xieeem Author

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Applescript: terminal unrar command

Hey,

I would like to know if it's possible to make an applescript of the following terminal command(s).

cd

unrar e -r -o- *.rar && find ./ -name “*.r*” -delete

Also, I would like to know if it's possible to tweak the "unrar e -r -o- *.rar" command.

Following situation:

Main_folder\SubfolderA

Main_folder\SubfolderB

Main_folder\SubfolderC

when I login in to terminal and use the command => unrar e -r -o- *.rar

Everything from SubfolderA / SubfolderB & SubfolderC will be extracted in Main_folder

Now my question is: Is there a command that will extract the "*.rar" in the same subfolder as where they are stored.

Kind regards,

Maxime

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 17, 2015 6:46 AM

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Answer 1

xieeem Author

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Jan 17, 2015 7:39 AM in response to xieeem

By now I found the following

on run {input, parameters}

tell application "Terminal"

activate

do script with command "cd /Volumes/******_storage/******* && unrar e -r -o- *.rar && find ./ -name “*.r*” -delete"

end tell

This works fine except that subfolders are still extracted in /******** instead of their own folder and that my files ain't deleted.

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Answer 2

Jan 17, 2015 7:58 AM in response to xieeem

You'll need to contact the developer of unrar to get an answer. As this is not a standard OS X program and it seems not actively developed you might be better off trying to find a substitute.

What files are you trying to unachive?

regards

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xieeem Author

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Jan 17, 2015 8:13 AM in response to Frank Caggiano

Hi Frank,

I try to unrar .rar files.

I've managed to tweak my automator script:

on run {input, parameters}

tell application "Terminal"

activate

do script with command "cd /Volumes/****_storage/Downloads && unrar e -r -o- *.rar && find /Volumes/****_storage/Downloads -name *.r* -type f -delete"

end eend tell

eenend run

The the subfolder remains an issue.

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Answer 4

Jan 17, 2015 8:19 AM in response to xieeem

Well again the problem with unarchiving the files is not a script problem but an unrar problem. As you wrote you couldn;t get it to work they way you want straight from the terminal.

You might want to look at The Unarchiver in the Mac App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-unarchiver/id425424353?mt=12 perhaps it will do what you want.

regards

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xieeem Author

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Jan 17, 2015 10:04 AM in response to Frank Caggiano

Hi Frank,

I know about the TheUnarchiver, but that program has several bugs. Like for example when it comes to unrarring a large amount of files it might crash and give an error. "Error on decrunching" etc.

Also it hasn't been updated since 2013.

Thanks for the help anyway.

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Answer 6

rccharles

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Jan 19, 2015 12:45 PM in response to xieeem

Where did you get unrar from?

Could try a newer version or different version.

http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm

http://www.kekaosx.com/en/changelog.php

http://unrarx.en.softonic.com/mac ( are these the folks who modify the download??? )

might ask questions here:

http://www.kekaosx.com/en/changelog.php

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