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diff --git a/archivers/rar/DESCR b/archivers/rar/DESCR index c1d8f624fa7..5c870933e7b 100644 --- a/archivers/rar/DESCR +++ b/archivers/rar/DESCR @@ -1,6 +1,13 @@ - The rar archiver adds and extracts files to and from an archive. The - archive is usually a regular file, which name has ".rar" suffix in its - end. Archive could be a media like a floppy diskette, tape or any other - storage device. +RAR is a powerful tool allowing you to manage and control archive +files. - *** You will need COMPAT_12 in your kernel for this to work. *** +RAR features include: + +* Highly sophisticated, original compression algorithm +* Special compression algorithms optimized for text, audio, + graphics data, 32 and 64-bit Intel executables +* Better compression than similar tools, using 'solid' archiving +* Authenticity verification (registered version only) +* Self-extracting archives and volumes (SFX) +* Ability to recover physically damaged archives +* Locking, password, file order list, file security & more ... |