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How to show every file added to archive using command line 7z?

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Bulrush
2020-05-02
2020-05-02
  • Bulrush

    Bulrush - 2020-05-02

    7z v19 on Windows 10 in a cmd.exe window

    I already looked through the 7z "i" screen, the CHM help file, and formats supported and did not find my answer.

    I run 7z via the command line in a batch file to backup a set of files. Currently when 7z updates a file in an archive, 7z shows one file on the same line, which gets overwritten with the next file, so I cannot see all files that were updated in the archive via the "u" command. How do I show one file per line that was added to the archive file when I run my backup? I might want to redirect that output to a text file. I.e. as 7z updates or adds a file to my archive file, how do I make 7z do a carriage return/line feed after each file so I can see all files on the screen in a list format that were added/updated?

    Can this answer be added to the WWW FAQ page and CHM help faq page too?

    Thank you.

     

    Last edit: Bulrush 2020-05-02
  • Shell

    Shell - 2020-05-02

    Use the -bb switch. For me, it seems to work with -bb1, but you may want to increase verbosity.

     
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  • Bulrush

    Bulrush - 2020-05-02

    That worked. Thank you!

     

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