unzip command in Linux with Examples

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.zip

List 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!