How Unzip File in Ubuntu Command Line?
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How do I unzip a file in terminal?

Unzipping Files Using Terminal- Mac Only

  1. Step 1- Move . zip File to the Desktop. …
  2. Step 2- Open Terminal. You can either search for Terminal in upper right corner or locate it in the Utilities folder, which is in the Applications folder.
  3. Step 3- Change Directory to Desktop. …
  4. Step 4- Unzip File.

How unzip a zip file in Linux command line?

Unzipping Files

  1. Zip. If you have an archive named myzip.zip and want to get back the files, you would type: unzip myzip.zip. …
  2. Tar. To extract a file compressed with tar (e.g., filename.tar ), type the following command from your SSH prompt: tar xvf filename.tar. …
  3. Gunzip.
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