-exec ... \; : Tells Linux to run a command on every file found. unzip : The extraction tool.
shopt -s globstar for f in **/*.zip; do unzip "$f" -d "$f%.*" done Use code with caution.
If you prefer a readable script or want more control over the process, a for loop combined with globstar (if using Bash 4.0+) is a great alternative. unzip all files in subfolders linux
-d "$(dirname "{}")" : This is the "secret sauce." It ensures the files are extracted where the zip file lives, rather than cluttering your current directory. 2. The Simple "Flat" Extraction
The -d "$f%.*" part creates a new folder named after the zip file and puts the contents inside. This is the cleanest way to avoid a "file soup" if your zip files contain many loose documents. 4. Using xargs for Speed shopt -s globstar for f in **/*
If you want to find all zips in subfolders but extract their contents into your (merging everything into one place), use this simpler version: find . -name "*.zip" -exec unzip "{}" \; Use code with caution. 3. Using a Simple Bash Loop
find . -name "*.zip" -exec unzip -d "$(dirname "{}")" "{}" \; find . -name "*.zip" -exec unzip "{}" \; Extract into named folders for f in **/*.zip; do unzip "$f" -d "$f%.*"; done Fast (Parallel) extraction `find . -name "*.zip" -name "*.zip" -exec unzip "{}" \
find . -name "*.zip" -exec unzip -d "$(dirname "{}")" "{}" \; Use code with caution. . : Starts the search in the current directory. -name "*.zip" : Looks for all files ending in .zip.
The find command is the most powerful tool for this job. It locates the files and then hands them off to the unzip utility.