unzip command in Linux means list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive.
Syntax
unzip [-Z] [-cflptTuvz[abjnoqsCDKLMUVWX$/:^]] file[.zip] [file(s) …] [-x xfile(s) …] [-d exdir]
On the man page, the describes it
- unzip – list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive
- man unzip – More details information about unzip command.
unzip command in Linux with Examples
$ unzip devopsroles.zipList all files from a .zip file
[vagrant@DevopsRoles ~]$ ll
total 4
-rw-rw-r--. 1 vagrant vagrant 638 Oct 1 06:46 Devops.zip
[vagrant@DevopsRoles ~]$ unzip -l Devops.zip
Archive: Devops.zip
Length Date Time Name
--------- ---------- ----- ----
0 10-01-2019 06:45 Devops/
0 10-01-2019 06:45 Devops/DevopsRoles/
0 10-01-2019 06:45 Devops/huupv.csv
0 10-01-2019 06:45 Devops/xxx
--------- -------
0 4 files
Test a .zip file validity
[vagrant@DevopsRoles ~]$ unzip -tq Devops.zip No errors detected in compressed data of Devops.zip.
How to extract unzip all files/folders into a certain directory
[vagrant@DevopsRoles ~]$ ll
total 4
-rw-rw-r--. 1 vagrant vagrant 638 Oct 1 06:46 Devops.zip
[vagrant@DevopsRoles ~]$ unzip Devops.zip -d DevopsRoles
Archive: Devops.zip
creating: DevopsRoles/Devops/
creating: DevopsRoles/Devops/DevopsRoles/
extracting: DevopsRoles/Devops/huupv.csv
extracting: DevopsRoles/Devops/xxx
[vagrant@DevopsRoles ~]$ ll
total 4
drwxrwxr-x. 3 vagrant vagrant 20 Oct 1 06:51 DevopsRoles
-rw-rw-r--. 1 vagrant vagrant 638 Oct 1 06:46 Devops.zip
Conclusion
unzip command is a simple command in Linux. It is the most popular in use terminal Linux list, test and extracts compressed files in a ZIP archive. Thank you for reading the DevopsRoles page!
