# Rar gem!

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rar-gem/106926>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 15, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rar-gem/106926 "2007-06-15T13:10:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bashar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@bashar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bashar)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rar-gem/106926/1 "2007-06-15T13:10:38Z")

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Hi guys,

I’m building an application to compress and uncompress files and this  
application will support zip, tar, and rar files I found zip and tar  
gems  
but I couldn’t find (till now) a rar gem.

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**Author:** ![bashar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@bashar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bashar)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rar-gem/106926/2 "2007-06-15T13:38:40Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> I’m building an application to compress and uncompress files and this  
> application will support zip, tar, and rar files I found zip and tar  
> gems  
> but I couldn’t find (till now) a rar gem.  
> This came up a little while ago - you’re best off calling unrar.

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**Author:** ![bashar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@bashar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bashar)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rar-gem/106926/3 "2007-06-15T15:37:00Z")

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Actually the rar algorithm is under some sort of legal/patent  
protection, so  
the guys at rarlabs don’t share it.