cabextract
Extract Microsoft cabinet archives
TLDR
Extract cabinet file
$ cabextract [file.cab]
List contents without extracting$ cabextract -l [file.cab]
Extract to specific directory$ cabextract -d [output_dir] [file.cab]
Test archive integrity$ cabextract -t [file.cab]
Extract with filter pattern$ cabextract -F "*.dll" [file.cab]
Extract with lowercase filenames$ cabextract -L [file.cab]
Extract from embedded cabinet in exe$ cabextract [setup.exe]
SYNOPSIS
cabextract [options] cabinetfile_...
DESCRIPTION
cabextract extracts files from Microsoft cabinet (.cab) archives. It can also extract cabinets embedded in other files like executables. Supports all Microsoft cabinet formats and Windows CE installation files.
PARAMETERS
-l, --list
List contents without extracting-t, --test
Test integrity, show MD5 checksums-d directory, --directory=directory
Extract to specified directory-F pattern, --filter=pattern
Extract only files matching shell pattern-f, --fix
Attempt to salvage corrupted archives-L, --lowercase
Convert filenames to lowercase-p, --pipe
Pipe extracted files to stdout-s, --single
Don't follow multi-part cabinet links-q, --quiet
Suppress normal output-v, --version
Show version
MULTI-PART CABINETS
For multi-part cabinet archives, only specify the first file. cabextract automatically locates and processes remaining parts.
INSTALL
sudo apt install cabextract
sudo dnf install cabextract
sudo pacman -S cabextract
sudo apk add cabextract
sudo zypper install cabextract
brew install cabextract
nix profile install nixpkgs#cabextract
CAVEATS
Can only extract archives, not create them. Use gcab to create cabinet files. Preserves internal directory structure, permissions, and dates.