How to unzip a file in Ubuntu or Linux

To unzip a file to usual folder in Ubuntu or Linux. Use the following commands:

Install Unzip (if not yet installed already)

To install unzip into your machine, use the following command:

sudo apt install unzip




After you have installed Unzip, follow these steps to unzip the file:

1. To unzip and extract the files inside the same folder

unzip filename.zip

2. To unzip and extract the files inside another folder

unzip filename.zip -d /home/pathtofolder/NewFolderName 

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