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Linux - unpack zip file
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In this short article, we would like to show how to unpack files from *.zip file using unzip under Linux.
Quick solution:
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unzip file.zip2
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unzip /path/to/file.zipWhere:
file.zipor/path/to/file.zipshould be replaced with a desired zip file path.
Note: by default files will be extracted to the current working directory - check the below usage variants to see how to change output directory path (
-dparameter).
In this section, you will see the most common unzip usage cases.
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1. Unpack files into the indicated directory xxxxxxxxxx1 unzip file.zip -d ./output2 3 # or4 5 unzip /path/to/file.zip -d /path/to/outputWhere:
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2. Suppress unpacking messages xxxxxxxxxx1 unzip -q file.zip2 3 # or:4 5 unzip -q /path/to/file.zipWhere:
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3. Use zip archive password xxxxxxxxxx1 unzip -P "zip_file_password" file.zip2 3 # or:4 5 unzip -P "zip_file_password" /path/to/file.zipWhere:
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4. Overwrite existing files without prompting xxxxxxxxxx1 unzip -o file.zip2 3 # or:4 5 unzip -o /path/to/file.zipWhere:
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To install under Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux it is necessary to use the following command:
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sudo apt-get install unzip