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Linux unzip command

List or extract ZIP contents. Inspect untrusted archives before extraction.

Info-ZIP

Syntax

Command form

unzip [OPTION]... ARCHIVE.zip [FILE...] [-d DIRECTORY]

7 options

Option	What it does
`-l`	List archive contents without extracting.
`-t`	Test archive integrity.
`-o`	Overwrite existing files without prompting.
`-n`	Never overwrite existing files.
`-j`	Discard directory paths and extract into one directory.
`-d DIR`	Extract files into DIR.
`-Z`	Run zipinfo mode for archive listing options.

2 examples

List or extract ZIP contents. Inspect untrusted archives before extraction.

unzip -l site-backup.zip

Extract without replacing existing files.

unzip -n site-backup.zip -d ./restore

Inspect untrusted archives before extracting. Paths and symlinks in archives can create unexpected files; prefer a new empty destination directory.