Keep files when extracting broken RAR archives

wummel · Nov 4, 2024 · d4627e0 · d4627e0
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diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   * If the MIME database cannot detect the file type, check again with a lowercase filenanme extension.
   * Use 7z option -aou to rename files when extracting instead of overwriting them.
   * Use rar option -or to rename files when extracting instead of overwriting them.
+  * Use rar option -kb to keep files when extracting broken RAR archives.
 
 3.0.2 (released 21.10.2024)
   * When running in verbose mode (-vv), print mime and compression info.

diff --git a/patoolib/programs/rar.py b/patoolib/programs/rar.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def extract_rar(
         cmdlist.extend(['-p-', '-y'])
     if password:
         cmdlist.append(f'-p{password}')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-or', '--', os.path.abspath(archive)])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-kb', '-or', '--', os.path.abspath(archive)])
     return (cmdlist, {'cwd': outdir})