How to unrar a file?

Question

I tried to unrar the file Starbound 1.2.2.rar with the command

unrar x Starbound 1.2.2.rar

and many varitions, how can I unrar this file?

Have you tried unrar x "Starbound 1.2.2.rar"? What happens when you try? — robosnacks, Dec 08 '17 at 23:54
It says : invalid archive 'x' : bad adress, then gives me the usage — tbone, Dec 09 '17 at 16:31
Possible duplicate of [How to access files/directories with spaces in the name?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/516772/how-to-access-files-directories-with-spaces-in-the-name) — Eliah Kagan, Dec 11 '17 at 02:41

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 09 '17 at 10:02

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Your filename has a space in it. Try:

unrar x Starbound\ 1.2.2.rar

or

unrar x "Starbound 1.2.2.rar"

edited Dec 09 '17 at 10:02

N0rbert

answered Dec 08 '17 at 23:56

Relsrak Helnandus

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The slash is necessary because without escaping the space `unrar` tries to open the two files `Starbound` and `1.2.2.rar` – and fails. An alternative is quoting, either `"Starbound 1.2.2.rar"` or `'Starbound 1.2.2.rar'` is possible here. You're welcome to add this explanation to your answer. – dessert Dec 09 '17 at 09:40

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