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# Extract Car

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```
NAME:
   singularity extract-car - Extract folders or files from a folder of CAR files to a local directory

USAGE:
   singularity extract-car [command options]

CATEGORY:
   Utility

OPTIONS:
   --input-dir value, -i value  Input directory containing CAR files. This directory will be scanned recursively
   --output value, -o value     Output directory or file to extract to. It will be created if it does not exist (default: ".")
   --cid value, -c value        CID of the folder or file to extract
   --help, -h                   show help
```

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