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unzip

unzip will list, test, or extract files from a ZIP archive, commonly found on MS-DOS systems. The default behavior (with no options) is to extract into the current directory (and subdirectories below it) all files from the specified ZIP archive.

List of commands for unzip:

  • linux:zip:decompress Decompress the given zip file.
    $ unzip ${filename}
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  • unzip:tldr:4afdb unzip: Extract the contents of the file(s) to `stdout` alongside the extracted file names.
    $ unzip -O ${gbk} ${path-to-archive1-zip path-to-archive2-zip ---}
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  • unzip:tldr:5514c unzip: Extract a specific file from an archive.
    $ unzip -j ${path-to-archive-zip} ${filename_in_archive1 filename_in_archive2 ---}
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  • unzip:tldr:b8b20 unzip: Extract files/directories from archives to `stdout`.
    $ unzip -c ${path-to-archive1-zip path-to-archive2-zip ---}
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  • unzstd:tldr:cebfe unzstd: Display information about a compressed file.
    $ unzip --list ${filename-zst}
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  • zip:archive:preview Preview the contents of a zip file
    $ unzip -l ${filename}
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