How can I use a single command to unzip every file in a directory, into a new unique directory with the same name as the file

bash unzip
bob picture bob · Jun 2, 2011 · Viewed 8k times · Source

I have a directory full of zip files. Each called something like 'files1.zip'. My instinct is to use a bash for loop to unzip each file.

Trouble is, many of the files will unzip their contents straight into the parent directory, rather then unfolding everything into their own unique directory. So, I get file soup.

I'd like to ensure that 'files1.zip' pours all of it's files into a dir called 'files1', and so on.

As an added complication, some of the filenames have spaces.

How can I do this?

Thanks.

Answer

Roland Illig picture Roland Illig · Jun 2, 2011 
for f in *.zip; do
  dir=${f%.zip}

  unzip -d "./$dir" "./$f"
done

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