Unrar question

[jnektar]

Ok i'm a beginner. I installed unrar but the only unrar code i know is x  which unrars to /home/linuxlite.  I  have my rar files on a usb pen. How do i unrar them to the usb pen? I did check the man page but only e seemed relevant but that just unrars to home as well. What is the point of x and e then?  >

[Valtam]

Unrar is already installed in Linux Lite. Just extract the file by double clicking on it like you would a zip package. You can then extract the rar file to anywhere that you have permissions to.

[jnektar]

Jerry,

I didn't explain myself properly in my OP. I'm trying to use the Terminal to do it. Anyway, I worked it out. simply unrar x myfile.rar /media/linuxlite/mydevice/ where myfile.rar is the filepath for the rar and mydevice is the external drive location. I also experimented with mv to move the file from /home to /mydevice and that worked. So, I'm slowly learning! Of course your way works too as I tried. I'm writing this in case anyone searches in the future.

Is there a list of the most frequently used command Terminal commands and what they do? I know this isn't LL specific. 

And while I've got you can I just say thank you for LL. I developed an audio-visual condition in 2013. I used a high-ish end mac upto then. Now I can only use low spec machines. I'm on a Dell D610. LL runs fine on it. That and a piece of Linux software that a work colleague wrote for free (my employer doesn't support Linux) has enabled me to keep working the same job.

[rokytnji]

If sticking with command line

Download some wallpapers to make things easier to remember

[jnektar]

A nice idea. I didn't even know they existed. Thanks.

[Valtam]

Jerry,

I didn't explain myself properly in my OP. I'm trying to use the Terminal to do it. Anyway, I worked it out. simply unrar x myfile.rar /media/linuxlite/mydevice/ where myfile.rar is the filepath for the rar and mydevice is the external drive location. I also experimented with mv to move the file from /home to /mydevice and that worked. So, I'm slowly learning! Of course your way works too as I tried. I'm writing this in case anyone searches in the future.

Glad you worked it out

And while I've got you can I just say thank you for LL. I developed an audio-visual condition in 2013. I used a high-ish end mac up to then. Now I can only use low spec machines. I'm on a Dell D610. LL runs fine on it. That and a piece of Linux software that a work colleague wrote for free (my employer doesn't support Linux) has enabled me to keep working the same job.

Thank you for your feedback jnektar, much appreciated