How to use unzip command on Linux

ZIP is a one of the most common method to create a compressed archive file that was created in 1989. Since linux unzip is used widely in the world today, then you can see it everywhere on the internet. In this article, I will show you how to use unzip command in Linux.

Firstly, make sure unzip package is already installed on your system, you can use ‘which unzip‘ command to check. The most moderm Linux distribution come with unzip support but no harm in verifying it by reinstall unzip.

Using unzip command on terminal is the easiest way and it’s very simple. In the directory containing zip file, use this command:

There is a problem when you extract a zip file at current directory. That’s not a pretty thing, because you may move those files to another directory after extracting.

This command will show you how to extract a zip file to a specific directory. If destination directory is not existed, it will create a new one. By using this comand:

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