Expands one or more compressed files. This command is used to retrieve compressed files from distribution disks.
expand [-r] source [destination]
expand -d source.cab [-f:files]
expand source.cab -f:files destination
Parameters
-r
Renames expanded files.
-d
Displays a list of files in the source location. Does not expand or extract the files.
-f:files
Specifies the files in a cabinet (.cab) file you want to expand. Wildcards (* and ?) can be used.
source
Specifies the files to expand. Source can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name, a file name, or a combination. Wildcards can be used.
destination
Specifies where files are to be expanded. If source is multiple files and -r is not specified, destination must be a directory. Destination can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name, a file name, or a combination.