How to do a Linux unzip

To unzip a file in Linux, you can use the unzip command. Here’s how you can do it:

Open the terminal on your Linux system.
Navigate to the directory where the ZIP file is located using the cd command. For example, if your ZIP file is in the Downloads folder, you can use the following command:

Example Bash Navigation Command

cd Downloads

Once you are in the correct directory, you can use the unzip command followed by the name of the ZIP file. For example, if your ZIP file is named “example.zip,” the command would be:

Example Linux Unzip command

unzip example.zip

To do a Linux unzip to a specific location

This will extract the contents of the ZIP file into the current directory.
If you want to extract the ZIP file’s contents into a specific directory, you can use the -d option followed by the target directory. For example, to extract into a folder named “myfolder,” you can use:

Example Linux Unzip To a Different Folder

unzip example.zip -d myfolder

Make sure the target directory exists before running the command.
After running the unzip command, the files and folders from the ZIP archive will be extracted to the specified location.