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]>