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Ark is an application to manage file archives

Features

Ark allows you to

Create a compressed archive
View the contents of an archive file
Extract the contents of an archive to a directory of your choice.

It can handle many formats, including tar, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar and 7z.

Creating an Archive

Files can be added to form the archive using the Archive menu
Alternatively, files can be dragged from a Konqueror or Dolphin window into the main Ark window
Also on the Archive menu is Add Folder which can pull a whole directory into the archive
Files can be added to a saved archive at any time.

Extracting Files

This is the use that most people will meet first.

With a single file highlighted you will be asked whether you want to extract that one file or all files.
The archive remains complete and the file you selected is placed in the directory of your choice.

There are two ways that you can control the Extraction.

When viewing the archive within Ark, use Extract button on the toolbar or Ctrl-E . This gives you a navigable tree where you can select your destination.
When viewing the archive in Dolphin, right click on it and you will get three options:
- Extract here, Autodetect Subfolder
- Extract to....
- Extract here.

The second option works the same as Ctrl-E within Ark.
The third option does exactly what it says - if no folder is defined within the archive, all the extracted files will end up in the current directory. If the archive does contain a folder, then a folder will be created under the current folder, and all files extracted into that folder.
The first option is similar to the third one, but when no folder is defined within the archive, Ark will create one, then all files extracted into that folder. If, for instance, your archive is called Patterns.zip and it contains all the designs, you would end up with a structure like ~/Patterns/design1 etc.

Working with Files

Very often an archive will contain a README or some other instruction file. It is often useful to be able to preview that file before starting work with the archive. Double click any file in archive will open preview.
It may be that one file in an archive becomes irrelevant. The file can be deleted within the archive.
It is also possible to Open with any suitable application and edit the file (if the archive is not read-only).

External links

Project homepage

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-:'''Ark''' allows you to
+==Features== <!--T:2-->
-:* Create a compressed archive
+'''Ark''' allows you to
-:* View the contents of an archive file
+* Create a compressed archive
-:* Extract the contents of an archive to a directory of your choice.
+* View the contents of an archive file
+* Extract the contents of an archive to a directory of your choice.
+<!--T:3-->
 It can handle many formats, including tar, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar and 7z.
-==Creating an Archive==
+==Creating an Archive== <!--T:4-->
-:* Files can be added to form the archive using the Action menu
+<!--T:5-->
-:* Alternatively files can be dragged from a [[Konqueror|'''Konqueror''']] or [[Dolphin|'''Dolphin''']] window into the main '''Ark''' window
+* Files can be added to form the archive using the Archive menu
-:* Also on the Action menu is <menuchoice>Add Folder</menuchoice> which can pull a whole directory into the archive
+* Alternatively, files can be dragged from a [[Special:myLanguage/Konqueror|'''Konqueror''']] or [[Special:myLanguage/Dolphin|'''Dolphin''']] window into the main '''Ark''' window
-:* Files can be added to a saved archive at any time.
+* Also on the Archive menu is <menuchoice>Add Folder</menuchoice> which can pull a whole directory into the archive
+* Files can be added to a saved archive at any time.
-==Extracting Files==
+==Extracting Files== <!--T:6-->
+<!--T:7-->
 This is the use that most people will meet first.
-:* With a single file highlighted you will be asked whether you want to extract that one file or all files.
+* With a single file highlighted you will be asked whether you want to extract that one file or all files.
-:* The archive remains complete and the file you selected is placed in the directory of your choice.
+* The archive remains complete and the file you selected is placed in the directory of your choice.
-The way that extracting works has changed in recent versions, so may feel strange to someone recently working with KDE3. There are two ways that you can control the Extraction.
+<!--T:8-->
+There are two ways that you can control the Extraction.
-:* When viewing the archive within '''Ark''', use <menuchoice>Extract</menuchoice> button on the toolbar or <keycap>Ctrl-E</keycap> .  This gives you a navigable tree where you can select your destination.
+<!--T:9-->
-:* When viewing the archive in '''Dolphin''', right click on it and you will get three options:
+* When viewing the archive within '''Ark''', use <menuchoice>Extract</menuchoice> button on the toolbar or <keycap>Ctrl-E</keycap> .  This gives you a navigable tree where you can select your destination.
-:** Extract here, Autodetect Subfolder
+* When viewing the archive in '''Dolphin''', right click on it and you will get three options:
-:** Extract to....
+** Extract here, Autodetect Subfolder
-:** Extract here.
+** Extract to....
+** Extract here.
-:* The second option works the same as <keycap>Ctrl-E</keycap> within '''Ark'''.
+<!--T:10-->
-:* The third option does exactly what it says - if no folder is defined within the archive, all the extracted files will end up in the current directory.  If the archive does contain a folder, then a folder will be created under the current folder, and all files extracted into that folder.
+* The second option works the same as <keycap>Ctrl-E</keycap> within '''Ark'''.
-:* The first option is similar to the third one, but when no folder is defined within the archive, '''Ark''' will create one, then all files extracted into that folder. If, for instance, your archive is called Patterns.zip and it contains  all the designs, you would end up with a structure like ~/Patterns/design1 etc.
+* The third option does exactly what it says - if no folder is defined within the archive, all the extracted files will end up in the current directory.  If the archive does contain a folder, then a folder will be created under the current folder, and all files extracted into that folder.
+* The first option is similar to the third one, but when no folder is defined within the archive, '''Ark''' will create one, then all files extracted into that folder. If, for instance, your archive is called Patterns.zip and it contains  all the designs, you would end up with a structure like ~/Patterns/design1 etc.
-==Working with Files==
+==Working with Files== <!--T:11-->
-:* Very often an archive will contain a README or some other instruction file.  It is often useful to be able to preview that file before starting work with the archive. Double click any file in archive will open preview.
+<!--T:12-->
-:* It may be that one file in an archive becomes irrelevant.  The file can be deleted within the archive.
+* Very often an archive will contain a README or some other instruction file.  It is often useful to be able to preview that file before starting work with the archive. Double click any file in archive will open preview.
-:* In the KDE3 version it is possible to <menuchoice>Open with</menuchoice> any suitable application
+* It may be that one file in an archive becomes irrelevant.  The file can be deleted within the archive.
-:* It is also possible, in the KDE3 version, to <menuchoice>Edit with</menuchoice> an application.
+* It is also possible to <menuchoice>Open with</menuchoice> any suitable application and edit the file (if the archive is not read-only).
-(These two features are not available in the KDE SC 4 version yet)
-== External links ==
+== External links == <!--T:13-->
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-* [http://utils.kde.org/projects/ark/ <translate>Project homepage</translate>]
+* [http://utils.kde.org/projects/ark/ <translate><!--T:14-->
+Project homepage</translate>]
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+<!--T:15-->
 [[Category:Utilities]]
 [[Category:File Management]]
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