Expand Command In Windows Server 2008

In this article I am going to explain about Expand command in Windows Server 2008 operating system and also explain it's related syntax.
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Introduction

Expand command is available in all versions of Windows except 64-bit version of  Windows XP. Expand command is used to expand single or set of compressed files  to its original format. This command can also be used for retrieving compressed files from distribution disks.

Syntax

expand [/r] <source> <destination>
expand /r <source> [<destination>]
expand /i <source> [<destination>]
expand /d <source>.cab [/f:<files>]
expand <source>.cab /f:<files> <destination>

Parameters in expand command

There are the following parameter in the expand command:

Parameter Description
/r Automatically renames expanded files.
source Specifies the file that  you want to expand. Wildcards(* and?) may be used
destination Specifies file and location where the files are to be expanded.
/i Renames expanded files but ignores the directory structure. This parameter is available in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
/d Displays the list of files present in source. It  only specifies list and does not extract the files.
/f: Files you want to expand are specified in cabinet. Wildcards (* and ?) may be used.

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