Mac Unzip Zip File Command Line

Unzip items from the command line. For example, if you wanted to unzip a file called myfile.zip you can use the following command: unzip myfile.zip Or if you wanted to unzip all the zipped files in a directory you could cd to said directory and run this command: unzip.zip. Mac OS X will unpack a.tar.gz.tar, or.zip file automatically when you double-click on its icon. (Note that it may be necessary to unpack some files twice.) If you would rather follow the UNIX-style instructions below you can use the Terminal command-line application, which can be found in your Utilities folder. Open WinZip Under the 'File' menu, select 'Open Zip File From this Mac.' Or press Ctrl-O. Click on unzip button. Navigate to the archive in the Finder app and double-click the Zip file. After several seconds, the file or the folder will decompress in the same folder. If it was a single file, you’ll see that the file will return to its original state, with the name intact.

Since macOS is based on Unix there are a number of ways to compress files and folders within the filing system using Unix based application code, below are a few options using the Terminal or command line interface (cli). The default command line application interface in macOS is the Terminal and is stored in /Applications/Utilities.

File and folder compression saves on file size and ensures the contents are captured and delivered or stored as one monolithic file. A compressed file which contains files and folders is generally referred to as an archive. Here are some built-in compression applications you can use including zip, tar, gz, bz2, gz and dmg.

ZIP – Cross Platform

First up is ZIP one of the most commonly used compression techniques used across all platforms

To compress

To extract

If you want to make a zip without those invisible Mac resource files such as “_MACOSX” or “._Filename” and .ds store files, use the “-X” option in the command so:

TAR.GZ – Cross Platform

Second up is TAR, an old favorite on Unix/Linux – you add the GZ for the compression – compresses tighter than zip

Mac Os X Extract Zip File Command Line

To compress

To extract

TAR.BZ2 – Cross Platform

A variation on TAR GZ but with better compression than both tar.gz and zip.

To compress

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To extract

GZ

Without the tar

To extract

DMG – macOS Only

This one is macOSnative only – for a GUI interface use /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility – for command line use:

To create

To mount

To view

To Eject

You can also use a number of different formats for creating a .dmg

• UDZO – Compressed image (default)
• UDRO – Read-only image
• UDBZ – Better compressed image
• UDRW – Read/Write image
• UDTO – DVD disk image

That’s the low down, the more common compression packages available will typically be covered in one of the above.