diff --git a/e_uae_wrapper/file_archive.py b/e_uae_wrapper/file_archive.py
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+"""
+File archive classes
+"""
+import os
+import subprocess
+import re
+import logging
+
+from e_uae_wrapper import path
+
+
+class Archive(object):
+    """Base class for archive support"""
+    ADD = ['a']
+    EXTRACT = ['x']
+    ARCH = 'false'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.archiver = path.which(self.ARCH)
+        self._compress = self.archiver
+        self._decompress = self.archiver
+
+    def create(self, arch_name, files=None):
+        """
+        Create archive. Return True on success, False otherwise.
+        """
+        files = files if files else ['.']
+        logging.debug("Calling `%s %s %s %s'.", self._compress,
+                      " ".join(self.ADD), arch_name, " ".join(files))
+        result = subprocess.call([self._compress] + self.ADD + [arch_name]
+                                 + files)
+        if result != 0:
+            logging.error("Unable to create archive `%s'.", arch_name)
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def extract(self, arch_name):
+        """
+        Extract archive. Return True on success, False otherwise.
+        """
+        if not os.path.exists(arch_name):
+            logging.error("Archive `%s' doesn't exists.", arch_name)
+            return False
+
+        logging.debug("Calling `%s %s %s'.", self._compress,
+                      " ".join(self.ADD), arch_name)
+        result = subprocess.call([self._decompress] + self.EXTRACT +
+                                 [arch_name])
+        if result != 0:
+            logging.error("Unable to extract archive `%s'.", arch_name)
+            return False
+        return True
+
+
+class TarArchive(Archive):
+    ADD = ['cf']
+    EXTRACT = ['xf']
+    ARCH = 'tar'
+
+    def create(self, arch_name, files=None):
+        files = files if files else sorted(os.listdir('.'))
+        logging.debug("Calling `%s %s %s %s'.", self._compress,
+                      " ".join(self.ADD), arch_name, " ".join(files))
+        result = subprocess.call([self._compress] + self.ADD + [arch_name] +
+                                 files)
+        if result != 0:
+            logging.error("Unable to create archive `%s'.", arch_name)
+            return False
+        return True
+
+
+class TarGzipArchive(TarArchive):
+    ADD = ['zcf']
+
+
+class TarBzip2Archive(TarArchive):
+    ADD = ['jcf']
+
+
+class TarXzArchive(TarArchive):
+    ADD = ['Jcf']
+
+
+class LhaArchive(Archive):
+    ARCH = 'lha'
+
+
+class ZipArchive(Archive):
+    ADD = ['a', '-tzip']
+    ARCH = ['7z', 'zip']
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(ZipArchive, self).__init__()
+        if self.archiver == 'zip':
+            self._decompress = path.which('unzip')
+            ZipArchive.ADD = ['-r']
+            ZipArchive.EXTRACT = []
+
+
+class SevenZArchive(Archive):
+    ARCH = '7z'
+
+
+class LzxArchive(Archive):
+    EXTRACT = ['-x']
+    ARCH = 'unlzx'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create(self, arch_name, files=None):
+        logging.error('Cannot create LZX archive. Only extracting is'
+                      'supported.')
+        return False
+
+
+class RarArchive(Archive):
+    ARCH = ['rar', 'unrar']
+
+    def create(self, arch_name, files=None):
+        files = files if files else sorted(os.listdir('.'))
+        if self.archiver == 'unrar':
+            logging.error('Cannot create RAR archive. Only extracting is'
+                          'supported by unrar.')
+            return False
+
+        logging.debug("Calling `%s %s %s %s'.", self._compress,
+                      " ".join(self.ADD), arch_name, " ".join(files))
+        result = subprocess.call([self._compress] + self.ADD + [arch_name] +
+                                 files)
+        if result != 0:
+            logging.error("Unable to create archive `%s'.", arch_name)
+            return False
+        return True
+
+
+class Archivers(object):
+    """Archivers class"""
+    archivers = [{'arch': TarArchive, 'name': 'tar', 'ext': ['tar']},
+                 {'arch': TarGzipArchive, 'name': 'tgz',
+                  'ext': ['tar.gz', 'tgz']},
+                 {'arch': TarBzip2Archive, 'name': 'tar.bz2',
+                  'ext': ['tar.bz2']},
+                 {'arch': TarXzArchive, 'name': 'tar.xz', 'ext': ['tar.xz']},
+                 {'arch': RarArchive, 'name': 'rar', 'ext': ['rar']},
+                 {'arch': SevenZArchive, 'name': '7z', 'ext': ['7z']},
+                 {'arch': ZipArchive, 'name': 'zip', 'ext': ['zip']},
+                 {'arch': LhaArchive, 'name': 'lha', 'ext': ['lha', 'lzh']},
+                 {'arch': LzxArchive, 'name': 'lzx', 'ext': ['lzx']}]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get(cls, extension):
+        """
+        Get the archive class or None
+        """
+        for arch in cls.archivers:
+            if extension in arch['ext']:
+                return arch['arch']
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_extension_by_name(cls, name):
+        """
+        Get the first defined extension for the archive format
+        """
+        for arch in cls.archivers:
+            if name == arch['name']:
+                return '.' + arch['ext'][0]
+        return None
+
+
+def get_archiver(arch_name):
+    """Return right class for provided archive file name"""
+
+    _, ext = os.path.splitext(arch_name)
+    re_tar = re.compile('.*(.[tT][aA][rR].[^.]+$)')
+    result = re_tar.match(arch_name)
+
+    if result:
+        ext = result.groups()[0]
+
+    if ext:
+        ext = ext[1:]
+
+    archiver = Archivers.get(ext)
+    if not archiver:
+        logging.error("Unable find archive type for `%s'.", arch_name)
+        return None
+
+    archobj = archiver()
+    if archobj.archiver is None:
+        logging.error("Unable find executable for operating on files `*%s'.",
+                      ext)
+        return None
+
+    return archobj
diff --git a/e_uae_wrapper/path.py b/e_uae_wrapper/path.py
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+"""
+Misc utilities
+"""
+import os
+
+
+def which(executables):
+    """
+    Check if there selected archiver is available in the system and place it
+    to the archiver attribute
+    """
+
+    if not isinstance(executables, list):
+        executables = [executables]
+
+    for fname in executables:
+        for path in os.environ["PATH"].split(os.pathsep):
+            path = os.path.join(path.strip('"'), fname)
+            if os.path.isfile(path) and os.access(path, os.X_OK):
+                return fname
+
+    return None