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I tried to unrar the file Starbound 1.2.2.rar with the command

unrar x Starbound 1.2.2.rar

and many varitions, how can I unrar this file?

Have you tried unrar x "Starbound 1.2.2.rar"? What happens when you try? — robosnacks, Dec 8, 2017 at 23:54
It says : invalid archive 'x' : bad adress, then gives me the usage — tbone, Dec 9, 2017 at 16:31
Possible duplicate of How to access files/directories with spaces in the name? — Eliah Kagan, Dec 11, 2017 at 2:41

N0rbert · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-09 10:02:44Z

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Your filename has a space in it. Try:

unrar x Starbound\ 1.2.2.rar

or

unrar x "Starbound 1.2.2.rar"

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answered Dec 8, 2017 at 23:56

Relsrak Helnandus

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The slash is necessary because without escaping the space unrar tries to open the two files Starbound and 1.2.2.rar – and fails. An alternative is quoting, either "Starbound 1.2.2.rar" or 'Starbound 1.2.2.rar' is possible here. You're welcome to add this explanation to your answer.
– dessert
Dec 9, 2017 at 9:40

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