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7-Zip and unzipping from command line

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026302278 views
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Problem

I am looking to use the command line 7-Zip to unzip a folder. I have a file, say and want to unzip the contents of the file into a folder called . What are the commands I need to do this?

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Fix for: 7-Zip and unzipping from command line

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Edit: Strangely, I had to go to the full help file to find this example; it isn't shown for 7z /?.

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