-ao (Overwrite mode) switch

Specifies the overwrite mode during extraction, to overwrite files already present on disk.

Syntax

-ao[a | s | t | u ]
Switch Description
-aoa Overwrite All existing files without prompt.
-aos Skip extracting of existing files.
-aou aUto rename extracting file (for example, name.txt will be renamed to name_1.txt).
-aot auto rename existing file (for example, name.txt will be renamed to name_1.txt).

Examples

7z x test.zip -aoa

extracts all files from test.zip archive and overwrites existing files without any prompt.

Commands that can be used with this switch

e (Extract), x (Extract with full paths)

See also

Switches: -y (assume Yes on all queries),