Makecab

Updated: April 17, 2012

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Package existing files into a cabinet (.cab) file.

Syntax

makecab [/v[n]] [/d var=<value> ...] [/l <dir>] <source> [<destination>]

makecab [/v[<n>]] [/d var=<value> ...] /f <directives_file> [...]

Parameter	Description
<source>	File to compress.
<destination>	File name to give compressed file. If omitted, the last character of the source file name is replaced with an underscore (_) and used as the destination.
/f <directives_file>	A file with makecab directives (may be repeated).
/d var=<value>	Defines variable with specified value.
/l <dir>	Location to place destination (default is current directory).
/v[<n>]	Set debugging verbosity level (0=none,...,3=full).
/?	Displays Help at the command prompt.