# unzip > Extract files/directories from ZIP archives. > See also: `zip`. > More information: . - Extract all files/directories from specific archives into the current directory: `unzip {{path/to/archive1.zip path/to/archive2.zip ...}}` - Extract files/directories from archives to a specific path: `unzip {{path/to/archive1.zip path/to/archive2.zip ...}} -d {{path/to/output}}` - Extract files/directories from archives to `stdout`: `unzip -c {{path/to/archive1.zip path/to/archive2.zip ...}}` - Extract the contents of the file(s) to `stdout` alongside the extracted file names: `unzip -O {{gbk}} {{path/to/archive1.zip path/to/archive2.zip ...}}` - List the contents of a specific archive without extracting them: `unzip -l {{path/to/archive.zip}}` - Extract a specific file from an archive: `unzip -j {{path/to/archive.zip}} {{path/to/file_in_archive1 path/to/file_in_archive2 ...}}`