par2 (1)

par2 c|v|r [options] <par2 file> [files]

par2 c(reate) [options] <par2 file> [files]

par2 v(erify) [options] <par2 file> [files]

par2 r(epair) [options] <par2 file> [files]

Also:

par2create [options] <par2 file> [files]

par2verify [options] <par2 file> [files]

par2repair [options] <par2 file> [files]

par2cmdline is a program for creating and using PAR2 files to detect damage in data files and repair them if necessary. It can be used with any kind of file.

-h

Show this help

-V

Show version

-VV

Show version and copyright

-a <file>

Set the main par2 archive name; required on create, optional for verify and repair

-b

Set the Block\(hyCount

-s<n>

Set the Block\(hySize (don't use both -b and -s)

-r<n>

Level of redundancy (percentage)

-r<c><n>

Redundancy target size, <c>=g(iga),m(ega),k(ilo) bytes

-c<n>

Recovery block count (don't use both -r and -c)

-f<n>

First Recovery\(hyBlock\(hyNumber

-u

Uniform recovery file sizes

-l

Limit size of recovery files (don't use both -u and -l)

-n<n>

Number of recovery files (don't use both -n and -l)

-m<n>

Memory (in MB) to use

-v [-v]

Be more verbose

-q [-q]

Be more quiet (-qq gives silence)

-p

Purge backup files and par files on successful recovery or when no recovery is needed

-R

Recurse into subdirectories (only useful on create)

--

Treat all remaining command line as filenames

Peter Brian Clements <[email protected]>

Marcel Partap <[email protected]>

Ike Devolder <[email protected]>