Zip and Unzip File on Ubuntu 22.04 Linux Terminal

If you are using Linux Ubuntu 22.04 system, and you have to compress or extract any files, or directories, use zip -r archive_name files_to_be_zip command to create a zip file and unzip archive_name command to unzip the file.

Here are two methods to zip or compress and unzip or extract files and directories with and without password protected on ubuntu 22.04 Linux terminal:

• Method 1: Zip or Compress Files And Directories Ubuntu Linux Command Line
• Method 2: Extract or Unzip Files And Directories Ubuntu Linux Command Line

Method 1: Zip or Compress Files And Directories Ubuntu Linux Command Line

zip is not installed by default in most Linux distributions. To install it, you need to type this command in the terminal and hit Enter according to your os:

//For Ubuntu and Debian:
sudo apt install zip

//For CentOS and Fedora:
sudo yum install zip

Now let us see how to compress a file or directory and create a zip file, here are some examples:

Create a Zip File

To create a zip by compressing a file, you can use this command on linux ubuntu command line:

zip filename

Create a Zip Folder

To create a folder zip by compressing a folder, you can use the command:

zip directory_name

Zip Multiple Files at Once

To create a zip of multiple files at once, you can use this command on an Ubuntu Linux terminal:

zip archivename.zip filename1 filename2 filename3

Zip Multiple Folders at Once

To create a zip of multiple directories or folders at once, you can use this command on an Ubuntu Linux terminal:

zip -r archivename.zip directory_name1 directory_name2 file1 file1

Create a Password Protected ZIP File, Directory

To create a password-protect zip file, you can use this command on the Ubuntu Linux command line:

zip -e  archivename.zip filename

To create a password-protect zip directory, you can use this command on the Ubuntu Linux command line:

zip -e  archivename.zip directory_name

The command will be prompted to enter and verify the archive password:

Enter password:
Verify password:

Method 2: Extract or Unzip Files And Directories Ubuntu Command Line

unzip is not installed by default in most Linux distributions. So, you can easily install it using the following commands according to your OS:

//For Ubuntu and Debian
sudo apt install unzip

//For CentOS and Fedora:
sudo yum install unzip

Now let us see how to extract, or unzip archive files or directories on command line or terminal, here are some examples:

Unzip a Zip File Command Line

If you want to unzip a single zip archive file on an Ubuntu Linux terminal, you can use the command:

unzip filename

Unzip a Directory

If you want to extract a single folder zip archive to an Ubuntu Linux terminal, you can use this command:

unzip directory_name

Extract Multiple Zip Files at Once

To unzip multiple zip files on Linux Ubuntu command line, you need to use the command:

unzip archivename.zip filename1 filename2 filename3

Extract Multiple Zip Directory at Once

Now let’s see how to unzip or extract multiple zip directories, and files at once, you can use this command:

An alternate way to unzip multiple files and directories in linux using command line. You can use regular expressions, as shown below:

unzip '*.zip'

zip -r archivename.zip directory_name1 directory_name2 file1 file1

Unzip File to a Specific Directory

To unzip a zip file, or directory to a different directory location, you can use this command on Linux ubuntu terminal,:

unzip filename.zip -d /path/to/directory

Extract Password Protected Zip File, Directory

If any file zip, or directory is password protected, and you want to unzip or extract it, you can use the command on Linux Ubuntu terminal:

unzip -P PasswOrd filename.zip

unzip filename.zip -d /path/to/directory

Here is the video guide on How to Zip and Unzip Files on Ubuntu 22.04 Linux Terminal:

Conclusion

That’s it; In this tutorial, you have learned how to create a zip and extract or unzip files and directories on Ubuntu Linux terminal.

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