How to unzip a file using the command line? [closed]

Solution 1:

If you already have Java Development Kit on your PC and the bin directory is in your path (in most cases), you can use the command line:

jar xf test.zip

or if not in your path:

C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin>jar xf test.zip

Complete set of options for the jar tool available here.

Examples:

Extract jar file
    jar x[v]f jarfile [inputfiles] [-Joption] 
    jar x[v] [inputfiles] [-Joption]

Solution 2:

You could use :

http://membrane.com/synapse/library/pkunzip.html

or

7zip: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Free byte zip: http://www.freebyte.com/fbzip/

or infozip: http://infozip.sourceforge.net/