How to unzip a zip file using the Linux and Unix bash shell terminal

Here’s how you can unzip a zip file using the Linux and Unix bash shell terminal:

  1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where the zip file is located.
  2. Use the following command to unzip the zip file:
unzip <file name>.zip

Replace <file name> with the name of the zip file you want to unzip. The contents of the zip file will be extracted to the current directory. You can use the -d option to specify a different directory to extract the contents to:

unzip <file name>.zip -d <directory>

Replace <directory> with the path to the directory you want to extract the contents to. The contents of the zip file will be extracted to the specified directory.

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