unzip

Extract ZIP archives

medium risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain
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⚠ Risks & cautions
What it does

Extracts .zip files; -l lists contents without extracting.

Common flags
FlagMeaning
-lList contents
-dExtract into a directory
-oOverwrite without prompting
-nNever overwrite
-tTest archive integrity
Examples
unzip -l a.zipList first · explain & risk-check →
unzip a.zip -d /tmp/outExtract into a separate directory · explain & risk-check →
Related
zip tar
Open the full explainer →More in Files & Archives

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man unzip for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.