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How Do I Unzip a Directory in Linux?

Elena Rostova • • 4 min read
How Do I Unzip a Directory in Linux?
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Open the file manager and go to the folder where your zip file is stored. Right click the file and you’ll see the option “extract here”.

How do I unzip a folder in Linux?

2 Answers

  1. Open a terminal ( Ctrl + Alt + T should work).
  2. Now create a temporary folder to extract the file: mkdir temp_for_zip_extract.
  3. Let’s now extract the zip file into that folder: unzip /path/to/file.zip -d temp_for_zip_extract.

How do I unzip a directory in Unix?

6. Extracting Files and Folders

  1. 6.1. Uncompressing a Tarball. No matter if the tarball is compressed or not, we can extract files and folders as follows: tar xvf archive.tar tar xvf archive.tar.gz tar xvf archive.tar.xz. …
  2. 6.2. Uncompressing a Zip Archive. …
  3. 6.3. Uncompressing an Archive with 7-Zip.
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Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.