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rar: Password protect the resulting archive.

$ rar a -p${password} ${path-to-archive_name-rar} ${filename_or_directory}

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This command is used to create a RAR archive file with a password protection.

Here is the breakdown of the command:

rar: This is the command used to run the RAR archiving tool.
a: This is a command flag for creating a new archive.
-p${password}: This is another command flag used to specify the password for the archive. ${password} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual password you want to use.
${path-to-archive_name-rar}: This is the path and filename of the RAR archive that will be created. ${path-to-archive_name-rar} is a placeholder and should be replaced with the desired location and name for the archive file.
${filename_or_directory}: This is the file or directory that you want to add to the RAR archive. ${filename_or_directory} is another placeholder that should be replaced with the actual file or directory that you want to compress and add to the archive.

Overall, this command will create a RAR archive file, protect it with a password, and add the specified file or directory to the archive.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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