Index: utils/ofarc/OFArc.m
==================================================================
--- utils/ofarc/OFArc.m
+++ utils/ofarc/OFArc.m
@@ -142,10 +142,27 @@
 	[OFStdErr writeLine: OF_LOCALIZED(
 	    @"writing_not_supported",
 	    @"Writing archives of type %[type] is not (yet) supported!",
 	    @"type", type)];
 }
+
+static void
+addFiles(id <Archive> archive, OFArray OF_GENERIC(OFString *) *files)
+{
+	OFMutableArray *expandedFiles =
+	    [OFMutableArray arrayWithCapacity: files.count];
+	OFFileManager *fileManager = [OFFileManager defaultManager];
+
+	for (OFString *file in files)
+		if ([fileManager directoryExistsAtPath: file])
+			[expandedFiles addObjectsFromArray: 
+			    [fileManager subpathsOfDirectoryAtPath: file]];
+		else
+			[expandedFiles addObject: file];
+
+	[archive addFiles: expandedFiles];
+}
 
 @implementation OFArc
 - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching
 {
 	OFString *outputDir, *encodingString, *type;
@@ -334,11 +351,11 @@
 		    openArchiveWithPath: remainingArguments.firstObject
 				   type: type
 				   mode: mode
 			       encoding: encoding];
 
-		[archive addFiles: files];
+		addFiles(archive, files);
 		break;
 	case 'l':
 		if (remainingArguments.count != 1)
 			help(OFStdErr, false, 1);