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-ax (Exclude archive filenames) switch
Specifies archives to be excluded from the operation.
Multiple exclude archive switches are supported.
Syntax
-ax[<recurse_type>]<file_ref>
<recurse_type> ::= r[- | 0]
<file_ref> ::= @{listfile} | !{wildcard}
See -xi (Include archive filenames) switch description
for information about option parameters.
Examples
7z t -an -ai!*.7z -ax!a*.7z
tests all *.7z archives,
except a*.7z archives.
Commands that can be used with this switch
e (Extract),
l (List),
t (Test),
x (Extract with full paths)
See also
Switches:
-ai (Include archives)
-an (Disable parsing of archive_name)