- Navigate to the archive in the Finder app and double-click the Zip file. After several seconds, the file or the folder will decompress in the same folder. If it was a single file, you’ll see that the file will return to its original state, with the name intact.
- Open WinZip Under the 'File' menu, select 'Open Zip File From this Mac.' Or press Ctrl-O. Click on unzip button.
- No need to look for an unzip command (even though there is one); just run the following command to unzip zip archives from the Terminal:% open filename.zip Since zip files unzip with a double-click, the open command does the same thing.
Since macOS is based on Unix there are a number of ways to compress files and folders within the filing system using Unix based application code, below are a few options using the Terminal or command line interface (cli). The default command line application interface in macOS is the Terminal and is stored in /Applications/Utilities.
File and folder compression saves on file size and ensures the contents are captured and delivered or stored as one monolithic file. A compressed file which contains files and folders is generally referred to as an archive. Here are some built-in compression applications you can use including zip, tar, gz, bz2, gz and dmg.
ZIP – Cross Platform
First up is ZIP one of the most commonly used compression techniques used across all platforms
To compress
To extract
Type in 'unzip file name' and click enter again. Where the template say file name, type the full file name including the.zip. For example, if the file is titled 'file.zip', type in cd desktop, click enter, type in unzip file.zip and click enter again.
If you want to make a zip without those invisible Mac resource files such as “_MACOSX” or “._Filename” and .ds store files, use the “-X” option in the command so:
TAR.GZ – Cross Platform
Second up is TAR, an old favorite on Unix/Linux – you add the GZ for the compression – compresses tighter than zip
To compress
To extract
TAR.BZ2 – Cross Platform
A variation on TAR GZ but with better compression than both tar.gz and zip.
To compress
To extract
GZ
Without the tar
To extract
DMG – macOS Only
This one is macOSnative only – for a GUI interface use /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility – for command line use:
To create
To mount
To view
Extract Zip File Mac Command Line
To Eject
You can also use a number of different formats for creating a .dmg
- UDZO – Compressed image (default)
- UDRO – Read-only image
- UDBZ – Better compressed image
- UDRW – Read/Write image
- UDTO – DVD disk image
Mac Os X Extract Zip File Command Line
That’s the low down, the more common compression packages available will typically be covered in one of the above.