Here is how to install a free command line UnRAR tool (a RAR file extractor) and the RAR tool on Mac OS X. It's simple and did I mention it's free?
- MacOS HighSierra 10.13.rar.
- Unlike the ZIP files, Apple's macOS and OS X does NOT include a built-in archive utility tool that opens RAR files. Apple's Archive Utility supports a number of file formats like ZIP, TAR, and GZIP. It does not support RAR files. The Solution: Use a RAR File Opener!
There is an image at the end of this post showing the steps taken in Terminal. Also, if you have Homebrew installed, you can use this for the installation of UNRAR. See instructions further down the page.
This video shows how to use RAR Expander on the Mac to uncompress a.rar archive that comes in several parts. It is the same method used to uncompress a sing. WinRAR For Mac Download. If you download WinRAR for Mac you will get: Simpler ways of operation, easier user interface, efficient file compressing, and command line based interface for more advanced users, creation of self-extracting archive files – everything's like a click away on WinRAR for Mac OS X. But unlike ZIP files, Apple's macOS (or OSX) which is the operating system on your Mac does not have the tools needed to open RAR files on its own. You will need a third-party app to open an RAR file and extract its contents.
Step 1
Download latest RAR for OS X 'RAR 5.2.1 for Mac OS X' (or a later version if there is one) from RARLab.
Assuming that file is downloaded to your ~/Downloads folder, double click it to extract the files. You should now see in your ~/Downloads folder a folder called ~/Downloads/rarosx-5.2.1 (the number will be different if you downloaded a newer version since I late updated this post). In that folder is a /rar folder. So the full path is ~/Downloads/rarosx-5.2.1/rar
If you downloaded it to some other location then your file path will be different. Whatever it is, make a note of it.
Step 2
Open Terminal.app. Just type Terminal into Spotlight (Command-Space to quickly access Spotlight). In Terminal.app type or paste the following (again remember to change the version number if you have a later version):
Step 3
For OS X up to 10.9.x (if using Yosemite, first follow instructions as indicated a little further down the page)
Program to repeat mouse clicks. Now type or paste:
Whilst you're at it, you might as well install the RAR tool too. Use this command in Terminal:
For OS X 10.10.x (Yosemite)
In Apple OS X 10.10.x (i.e. Yosemite) there is no /usr/local/bin folder by default. So you will need to first create this folder.
Now following the above instructions 'For OS X up to 10.9.x'
Step 4
After you hit enter on that command Terminal will prompt you for your password. Type it in and hit enter.
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Step 5
To test the installation went okay simply type unrar into Terminal. You should see a lot information appear in terminal. This is simply the details on how to use unrar and it shows that unrar is install.
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Now you can UnRAR rar archives from the Command Line in Terminal.
To do an extraction use the x switch as shown below.
TIP: Adobe premiere pro 8. To save yourself typing out the full path to the RAR file, you can simply grab the file in Finder and drag it onto Terminal. Do that after you've typed in unrar x(space)
There you go. All done.
Here's a screenshot of showing the steps taken in Terminal.app
Using Homebrew to install UNRAR
If you have Homebrew installed on your system, you can also use that to install UNRAR. Just use this command:
Note, it only installs UNRAR. If you also need RAR then you'll have to use the instructions I posted above.
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Other neat things you can do with command-line RAR/UNRAR
Planner 2018 online. – Extracting RAR archive files from the command-line
How to screen record on my mac. – Repair damaged RAR files on Mac OS from the command-line
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– Testing RAR archive files for corruption in Mac OS X from the command-line
