How do I unzip multiple / many files under Linux?

How do I unzip multiple / many files under Linux?

To unzip multiple files under Linux, you can use the unzip command with the -u option and a list of the files you want to unzip.

For example, to unzip the file1.zip, file2.zip, and file3.zip files, you can use the following command:

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unzip -u file1.zip file2.zip file3.zip

This will unzip the files in the current directory.

The -u option tells unzip to update existing files and to skip extracting files that already exist in the destination directory. This is useful if you want to unzip multiple files that contain overlapping files and you want to avoid overwriting existing files.

You can also use the -d option to specify a different destination directory for the extracted files. For example:

unzip -u -d /path/to/destination file1.zip file2.zip file3.zip

This will unzip the files to the /path/to/destination directory.

You can also use wildcards to unzip multiple files with a similar name. For example:

unzip -u '*.zip'

This will unzip all .zip files in the current directory.

Keep in mind that the unzip command only works with .zip files. If you want to unzip other types of archive files, such as .tar or .tar.gz files, you will need to use a different command, such as tar or gunzip.

Created Time:2017-10-28 21:38:56  Author:lautturi