Free Arc : How to get GUI
 

I have just installed Free Arc utility for compression from : http://www.freearc.org/Download.aspx

and it works smoothly but in command Line mode.

Commands:
a add files to archive
c add comment to archive
ch modify archive (recompress, encrypt and so on)
create create new archive
cw write archive comment to file
d delete files from archive
e extract files from archive ignoring pathnames
f freshen archive
j join archives
k lock archive
l list files in archive
lb bare list of files in archive
lt technical archive listing
m move files and dirs to archive
mf move files to archive
r recover archive using recovery record
rr add recovery record to archive
s convert archive to SFX
t test archive integrity
u update files in archive
v verbosely list files in archive
x extract files from archive
Options:
-- stop processing options
-ad --adddir add arcname to extraction path
-aeALGORITHM --encryption=ALGORITHM encryption ALGORITHM (aes, blowfish, serpent, twofish)
-agFMT --autogenerate=FMT autogenerate archive name with FMT
-apDIR --arcpath=DIR base DIR in archive
-baMODE --BrokenArchive=MODE deal with badly broken archive using MODE
-cfgFILE --config=FILE use config FILE (default: arc.ini)
-d --delete delete files & dirs after successful archiving
-df --delfiles delete only files after successful archiving
-diAMOUNT --display=AMOUNT control AMOUNT of information displayed: [hoacmnwrfdtske]*
-dmMETHOD --dirmethod=METHOD compression METHOD for archive directory
-dpDIR --diskpath=DIR base DIR on disk
-dsORDER --sort=ORDER sort files in ORDER
-ed --nodirs don't add empty dirs to archive
-envVAR read default options from environment VAR (default: FREEARC)
-epMODE --ExcludePath=MODE Exclude/expand path MODE
-f --freshen freshen files
-fn --fullnames match with full names
-hpPASSWORD --HeadersPassword=PASSWORD encrypt/decrypt archive headers and data using PASSWORD
-iTYPE --indicator=TYPE select progress indicator TYPE (0/1/2)
-ioff --shutdown shutdown computer when operation completed
-k --lock lock archive
-kb --keepbroken keep broken extracted files
-kfKEYFILE --keyfile=KEYFILE encrypt/decrypt using KEYFILE
-lcN --LimitCompMem=N limit memory usage for compression to N mbytes
-ldN --LimitDecompMem=N limit memory usage for decompression to N mbytes
-mMETHOD --method=METHOD compression METHOD (-m0..-m9, -m1x..-m9x)
-maLEVEL set filetype detection LEVEL (+/-/1..9)
-max maximum compression using external precomp, ecm, ppmonstr
-mc disable compression algorithms (-mcd-, -mc-rep...)
-mdN --dictionary=N set compression dictionary to N mbytes
-mmMODE --multimedia=MODE set multimedia compression to MODE
-ms --StoreCompressed store already compressed files
-mtTHREADS --MultiThreaded=THREADS number of compression THREADS
-mx maximum internal compression mode
-nFILESPECS --include=FILESPECS include only files matching FILESPECS
-oMODE --overwrite=MODE existing files overwrite MODE (+/-/p)
-okfKEYFILE --OldKeyfile=KEYFILE old KEYFILE used only for decryption
-opPASSWORD --OldPassword=PASSWORD old PASSWORD used only for decryption
-pPASSWORD --password=PASSWORD encrypt/decrypt compressed data using PASSWORD
-r --recursive recursively collect files
-rrSIZE --recovery=SIZE add recovery information of specified SIZE to archive
-sGROUPING --solid=GROUPING GROUPING for solid compression
-scCHARSETS --charset=CHARSETS CHARSETS used for listfiles and comment files
-sfxMODULE add sfx MODULE ("freearc.sfx" by default)
-slSIZE --SizeLess=SIZE select files smaller than SIZE
-smSIZE --SizeMore=SIZE select files larger than SIZE
-t --test test archive after operation
-taTIME --TimeAfter=TIME select files modified after specified TIME
-tbTIME --TimeBefore=TIME select files modified before specified TIME
-tk --keeptime keep original archive time
-tl --timetolast set archive time to latest file
-tnPERIOD --TimeNewer=PERIOD select files newer than specified time PERIOD
-toPERIOD --TimeOlder=PERIOD select files older than specified time PERIOD
-tpMODE --pretest=MODE test archive before operation using MODE
-u --update update files
-wDIRECTORY --workdir=DIRECTORY DIRECTORY for temporary files
-xFILESPECS --exclude=FILESPECS exclude FILESPECS from operation
-y --yes answer Yes to all queries
-zFILE --arccmt=FILE read archive comment from FILE or stdin
--append add new files to the end of archive
--archive-comment=COMMENT input archive COMMENT in cmdline
--bypass=URL setups proxy bypass list for URL access
--cache=N use N mbytes for read-ahead cache
--crconly save/check CRC, but don't store data
--create-in-workdir create archive in workdir and then move to final location
--dirs add empty dirs to archive
--groups=FILE name of groups FILE
--language=FILE load localisation from FILE
--logfile=FILE duplicate all information displayed to this FILE
--noarcext don't add default extension to archive name
--nodata don't store data in archive
--nodir don't write archive directories
--original=URL redownload broken parts of archive from the URL
--pause-before-exit=PAUSE make a PAUSE just before closing program window
--print-config display built-in definitions of compression methods
--proxy=URL setups proxy(s) for URL access
--recompress recompress archive contents
--save-bad-ranges=FILE save list of broken archive parts to the FILE
--sync synchronize archive and disk contents

Slackware has this program with similar function that is a GUI called ark.

Not Slackware necessarily, but KDE.

hey i got the command its "freearc" !! damn simple ... i just found ti by try and error method... :)

What else could it have been?

I usually look in /usr/bin if I don't know.

Also, how does finding out the command relate to getting a GUI for the software? I'd assume running "freearc" would give the output shown in the first post.

Usually, the command starts the GUI program. Try typing "firefox", "konsole", "gedit", etc. in a terminal and you'll see.

That's actually how the GUI program is started behind the scenes from a GUI menu.