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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
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<link type="guide" xref="index"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4" date="2012-01-18" status="review"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.6" date="2012-08-05" status="review"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-03-25" status="candidate"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-23" status="candidate"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Marta Bogdanowicz</name>
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<email its:translate="no">majus85@gmail.com</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<desc>Introduction to the GNOME <app>Archive Manager</app>.</desc>
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<p><app>Archive Manager</app> is an application for managing archive files,
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for example, <file>.zip</file> or <file>.tar</file> files; it is designed to
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be easy to use. <app>Archive Manager</app> provides all the tools that are
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necessary for creating, modifying and extracting archives.</p>
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<note style="advanced">
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<p>An archive consists of one or more files and folders, along with
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metadata. It may be encrypted in part or as a whole. Archive files are
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useful for storing data and transferring it between computers as they allow
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you to collect multiple files into one.</p>
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<p>With <app>Archive Manager</app> you can:</p>
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<item><p>create a new archive</p></item>
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<item><p>view the content of an existing archive</p></item>
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<item><p>view a file contained in an archive</p></item>
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<item><p>modify existing archives</p></item>
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<item><p>extract files from an archive</p></item>
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<title>Viewing an archive with <gui>Archive Manager</gui></title>
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<media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/file-roller-3-12.png">
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<p>Screenshot of the <app>Archive Manager</app> main window.</p>
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