e (Extract) command

Extracts files from an archive to the current directory or to the output directory. The output directory can be specified by switch.

This command copies all extracted files to one directory. If you want extract files with full paths, you must use command.

7-Zip will prompt the user before overwriting existing files unless the user specifies the switch. If the user gives a no answer, 7-Zip will prompt for the file to be extracted to a new filename. Then a no answer skips that file; or, yes prompts for new filename.

7-Zip accepts the following responses:

Answer Abbr. Action
Yes y  
No n  
Always a Assume YES for ALL subsequent queries of the same class
Skip s Assume NO for ALL subsequent queries of the same class
Quit q Quit the program

Abbreviated responses are allowed.

Examples

7z e archive.zip

extracts all files from archive archive.zip to the current directory. 

7z e archive.zip -oc:\soft *.cpp -r

extracts all *.cpp files from archive archive.zip to c:\soft folder.

Notes

7-Zip doesn't use the system wildcard parser. 7-Zip doesn't follow the archaic rule by which *.* means any file. 7-Zip treats *.* as matching the name of any file that has an extension. To process all files, you must use a * wildcard.

Switches that can be used with this command




















See also

Commands: