You can use the Expand utility in one of several ways. The information you provide depends on
the way in which you want to use the utility. This utility uses the following syntax:
EXPAND [-r] Source Destination
EXPAND -r Source [Destination]
EXPAND -D Source.cab [-F:Files]
EXPAND Source.cab -F:Files Destination
Essentially, you must always provide at least two kinds of information or make an assumption about
the output of the utility. For example, if you supply the source filename and use the -r command
line switch, Expand makes an assumption about the output filename based on the source filename.
The following list describes each of the command line arguments.
Using Modern Compression Techniques
Computing constantly changes, but some command line utilities don??™t keep up. Either they work fine as
is, or Microsoft simply decides to let a third party do the job. At one time, CAB files were the only form
of compression widely available to Windows users. Today, third-party utilities, such as WinZIP (a shareware
utility you can download and try before you buy), have largely replaced the need for this particular
utility when working with CAB files.
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