extract zip linux command line code example

Example 1: linux zip a directory

zip -r filename.zip /path/to/folder1

Example 2: how to extract a zip file in linux terminal

sudo apt-get install unzip

Example 3: create zip file terminal linux

$ zip -r tecmint_files.zip tecmint_files

Example 4: how to extract a zip file in linux terminal

unzip file.zip

Example 5: how to extract a zip file in linux terminal

unzip file.zip -d destination_folder