zip *** unzip ===== The following command will unzip the zip file in the current folder. It **will** re-produce the folder/directory structure :: unzip ~/download/vim/ColorSamplerPack.zip folder ------ unzip just the files in the ``WEB-INF/lib/`` folder: :: unzip application.war WEB-INF/lib/* Ignore folders -------------- To ignore folders (junk paths/do not make directories): :: unzip -j application.war WEB-INF/lib/* View ---- To view the ``META-INF/MANIFEST.MF`` file on the screen: :: unzip -p commons-logging.jar META-INF/MANIFEST.MF list ==== List contents of the zip (``-l``): :: unzip -l ~/download/java/faces/jsfks-done.zip zip === http://library.n0i.net/linux-unix/administration/nlm/part1/zip.html This command, recursively (``-r``) adds files from the ``howto`` folder to the ``howto.zip`` archive: :: zip -r howto.zip howto