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PArc

PArc 0.0.2 is a command-line archiver written in Free Pascal for Windows 7+ (x86/x64) and Linux x64. It uses its own archive format, .parc, a modernized descendant of the FreeArc container: nanosecond timestamps, Windows attributes, Unix permissions and symlinks, solid blocks, Reed–Solomon recovery, volumes and authenticated encryption.

Scope: PArc reads and writes only .parc. It does not read or write .arc; that format and the other containers (.zip, .7z, .rar) live in FreeArc-ex.

SFX creation (-sfx) was dropped in 0.0.1. Existing self-extractors can still be listed, tested and extracted; updating one preserves its stub.

Quick start

parc a backup.parc folder -m4        # create (m4 = default level)
parc l backup.parc                   # list
parc t backup.parc                   # verify CRCs
parc x backup.parc -dpout            # extract keeping paths
parc e backup.parc -dpout            # extract without paths

On Windows, parc.exe works the same from cmd or PowerShell.

Documentation

• Installation — binaries and building from source.
• Commands — l, lb, t, x, e, a, u, f, d, r.
• Options — full reference and exit codes.
• Compression and levels — methods, -m1…-mx, solid blocks.
• Recovery and volumes — -rr and -v.
• Encryption — -p, -hp and algorithms.
• Format — the .parc container.
• Benchmarks — comparison with FreeArc 0.67.1.
• Building — build.sh and toolchains.
• Testing — what is tested and how.
• Limitations and FAQ.
• Version 0.0.2.

Links

• Source and issues: https://github.com/YadeWira/PArc
• Full manual: docs/USO.md
• Format: docs/formato/FORMATO-PARC.md
• Project status: docs/ESTADO.md