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[SFR]

Version 3.3:

- improved GIF extraction (added -U/--unoptimize and --no-background options to gifsicle)
- can extract contents of individual paritions from multipartitioned *.img disk images (rather experimental)
- new formats/extensions:

• .a2theme (Aston 2 Theme File)
  
• .adz (Compressed Amiga Disk File)
  
• .bgz (Blood Frontier Map File)
  
• .dazip (Dragon Age: Origins Game File)
  
• .dia (Dia Diagram File)
  
• .divx (DivX-Encoded Movie File)
  
• .ecs (Sony Ericsson Phone Backup File)
  
• .goomod (World of Goo Add-on)
  
• .hid (Sony Ericsson Remote Settings File)
  
• .hme (Windows Mobile Theme File)
  
• .iwd (Call of Duty Game Data File)
  
• .jic (Java Icon File)
  
• .lxf (LEGO Digital Designer Model File)
  
• .mcgame (Minecraft Game Backup File)
  
• .mcworld (Minecraft World Backup File)
  
• .mpz (Red Eclipse Map File)
  
• .ogz (Cube 2 Map File)
  
• .p2s (PCSX2 Saved State)
  
• .tar.md5 (Android System File)
  
• .tsk (Pocket PC Skin)
  
• .ustar (Uniform Standard Tape Archive Format File)
  
• .wot (Web Of Trust File)
  
• .wrz (Compressed VRML World File)
  
• .zab (Zipped Audio Book)
  
• .zad (Carmageddon Game Data File)
  
• .zfsendtotarget (Microsoft Compressed Folder)
  
• .zm9 (ZoneAlarm MailSafe Renamed Zip File)
  
• .ztd (Zoo Tycoon Data Archive)

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[sfs]

russian from Sender & Pro

[SFR]

[SFR]

Version 3.5:

• fix for extracting custom-named encrypted savefiles (e.g. slackosave_crypta-mysave.2fs)
  
• fix for extracting multipartitioned .img images that have extended partition
  
• better prevention of "false" extraction errors due to use of 'set -o pipefail' (google out "exit code 141" for details)
  
• support for password protected PDF files (obviously, you must provide a password)
  
• can detect and extract "extensionless" .run installers/portable[apps|games] of both types (shell/ELF)
  
• can detect and extract TrueCrypt volumes (req. truecrypt)
  
• can extract .vdi|.vmdk|.qcow|.qcow2 VM images (req. qemu-nbd + nbd kernel module)
  
• other new extensions/formats: .gnumeric, .dms, .lzx

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[SFR]

Version 3.6:

- added '-layout' to pdftotext in order to preserve original layout
- small fixes
- new extensions/formats:

• .alz - ALZip Archive [unalz]
  
• .bxy - NuFile Archive (apple ][) Data [nulib]
  
• .cba - Comic Book ACE Archive [unace]
  
• .chrt - KChart Chart [unzip|7z]
  
• .cld - ClamAV Virus Database [tar+custom]
  
• .dar - DAR Disk Archive [dar]
  
• .depot.gz - HP-UX Package [gunzip+tar]
  
• .epk - eCos Package [gunzip+tar]
  
• .ha - HA Compressed Archive [ha]
  
• .kfo - KFormula Document [unzip|7z]
  
• .kmz - Google Earth Placemark File [unzip|7z]
  
• .kpr - KPresenter Document [unzip|7z]
  
• .ksp - KSpread Spreadsheet [unzip|7z]
  
• .kwd - KWord Document [unzip|7z]
  
• .lbr - CP/M LBR Archive [lbrate]
  
• .nif - Netscape Package [gunzip+tar]
  
• .par - Perl Package [unzip|7z]
  
• .qpk - QNX Package [gunzip+tar]
  
• .qpr - QNX Package Archive [gunzip+tar]
  
• .rsn - SNES Sound Archive [(un)rar|7z]
  
• .rub - Rubix Package [gunzip+tar]
  
• .sdk - NuFile Archive (apple ][) Data [nulib]
  
• .sh2 - NuFile Archive (apple ][) Data [nulib]
  
• .shk - NuFile Archive (apple ][) Data [nulib]
  
• .spm - Red Hat Package Manager File [exploderpm|(rpm2cpio|7z)+cpio]
  
• .sqsh - Squashfs File System File [unsquashfs]

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[SFR]

Version 3.7

- fix for extracting .zpaq archives with absolute paths
- withdrawn: syncing after extraction
- files with .sh extension automatically assumed as .run installers
- added support for 'compress' for .run installers
- can extract FatDog's LUKS encrypted savefiles (req. cryptsetup)
- better compatibility with FatDog64-700 (ROX right-click integration in pinstall.sh)
- other minor fixes
- new extensions/formats:

• .aes (aescrypt)
  
• .bbb (bbb)
  
• .bin (poweriso)
  
• .cpt (ccrypt)
  
• .daa (poweriso)
  
• .flzp (flzp)
  
• .hqx (hexbin)
  
• .igz (gunzip/unxz)
  
• .lpaq8 (lpaq8)
  
• .mdf/.mds (poweriso)
  
• .nrg (poweriso)
  
• .nz (nanozip)
  
• .paq8l (paq8l)
  
• .paq8o (paq8o)
  
• .rz (rzip)
  
• .slm (unsquashfs)

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[SFR]

Version 3.8

- added: LINKS.txt help file with weblinks to (un)archiving/(un)compressing/{en|de}crypting utilities used by UExtract (can be viewed by right-clicking on UExtract's pinboard icon)
- withdrawn: checking available space
- lots of internal rearrangements, optimalizations and fixes
- new formats/extensions:

• .apk - Alpine Linux package (gunzip+tar)
  
• .dat - Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (tnef)
  
• .djvu - DjVu Image (ddjvu+tiffsplit)
  
• .pisi - Pardus Linux Package (unzip+unxz+tar)
  
• .vc - Veracrypt Container (veracrypt)

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Version 3.9
- bugfix: unsquashfs exits with code 0 even if there's "No space left on device", therefore UExtract incorrectly reports successful extraction - a workaround has been applied

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[SFR]

Version 3.10

- .debs can be also extracted using 'ar'
- removed 'seq' dependency
- bugfix: extraction of LUKS .ext{2|3|4} images didn't work sometimes
- in Fatdog right-click entries are installed to /etc now
- some other fixes and rearrangements

Note for Fatdog users:
If you have a previous version installed, uninstall it and issue the following command:

[slavvo67]

This is probably in my Top 10 of must haves. Thank you!

Slavvo67

[tigersong]

Objection withdrawn, your honor.

[SFR]

Version 3.11:

- the suffix _extracted changed to .extracted
- the option '-d|--dependencies' renamed to '-b|--backends'
- new extensions: .sfe (scrypt encrypted file) and .hc (VeraCrypt) - I found out this is the official extension (not .vc)
- minor bugfixes

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[musher0]

Many thanks, SFR!

[ETP]

Hi SFR,

Many thanks for this invaluable utility which I believe should be included in all Pups OOTB.
If I may make one suggestion; that the version number be displayed on the
GUI or at least a link to a txt file containing the version number?

[SFR]

@ETP: Sure, why not. Done.
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Version 3.13:

- New extensions:

• .sh3d (SweetHome 3D Design File)
  
• .sh3f (SweetHome 3D Furniture File)
  
• .sh3t (SweetHome 3D Texture File)
  
• .xcfbz2 (GIMP Image File Bzip compressed)
  
• .xcfgz (GIMP Image File Gz Compressed)
  
• .xjt (GIMP Image File Tar Archived)
  
• .xjtbz2 (GIMP Image File Tar/Bz2 Compressed)
  
• .xjtgz (GIMP Image File Tar/Gz Compressed)
  
• .zabw (Abiword Gzip Compressed Document)

- Version number in titlebar (thanks to ETP)


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Greetings!

[musher0]

Again, many thanks, SFR.