unrar is a free software version of the non-free unrar utility that exists on many GNU/Linux systems today. It uses the GPL'd UniquE RAR Library by Christian Scheurer and Johannes Winkelmann. This program is a simple command-line front-end to this library, and can list and extract RAR archives. It does not rival the non-free unrar in terms of features, but special care has been taken to ensure it meets most user's needs and it is hoped that GUI archivers such as GNOME's (file-roller) and KDE's ark will use this utility as a back-end.
Usage: unrar [OPTION...] ARCHIVE [FILE...] [DESTINATION] Extract files from rar archives. -x, --extract Extract files from archive (default) -t, --list List files in archive -f, --force Overwrite files when extracting --extract-newer Only extract newer files from the archive --extract-no-paths Don't create directories while extracting -p, --password Decrypt archive using a password -?, --help Give this help list --usage Give a short usage message -V, --version Print program version Report bugs to <benasselstine@canada.com>.
You can download the latest version here.