How to unzip files using command prompt

March 12, 2024 / How-to Guide

This guide will illustrate how to unzip files using command prompt. There may come situations when you may want to unzip files on your windows computer. Luckily, you can do that using command prompt.

Let us follow the steps-

  1. Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to the directory where the zip file is located using the cd command.
  3. Enter the following command, replacing ‘Name’ with the name of the zip file, and press Enter.
    tar -xf Name.zip
  4. You will get a success message.

This way, you can unzip files using command prompt. You can check our article on how to zip files using command prompt. For latest information, regularly visit our KB section.

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