par2(1) PAR 2.0 compatible file verification and repair tool.

SYNOPSIS

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]

DESCRIPTION

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.

OPTIONS

-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<n>
Set the Block-Count
-s<n>
Set the Block-Size (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-Block-Number
-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)
-N
No data skipping (find badly mispositioned data blocks)
-S<n>
Skip leaway (distance +/- from expected block position)
--
Treat all remaining command line as filenames

AUTHORS

Peter Brian Clements <[email protected]>
Marcel Partap <[email protected]>
Ike Devolder <[email protected]>