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Unpack a leftover-box zip you already have

After SSH works, unpack a leftover-box zip with unzip so leftover-box files come out of a leftover-box zip. You do not need a zip desktop app for this.

Pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive leftover-box packs a leftover-box folder. Shrink one leftover-box file leftover-box shrinks one leftover-box file to leftover-box .gz. Download a file onto the leftover box leftover-box downloads from a leftover-box web address. Copy a file to the leftover box from your laptop leftover-box copies one leftover-box file. Browse leftover-box folders then copy one file leftover-box browses, then leftover-box copies. Split a leftover-box file into smaller leftover-box pieces leftover-box splits leftover-box pieces. Tonight is leftover-box unpack of a leftover-box zip you already have. Leftover-box tar and leftover-box gzip skip leftover-box zip as leftover-box night-one leftover-box create. Tonight you leftover-box unpack a leftover-box zip that is already leftover-box sitting there. You do not need a leftover-box zip desktop app, leftover-box FileZilla, leftover-box WinZip, leftover-box 7-Zip, or a leftover-box NAS for this.

Skip until SSH already works

SSH from the couch should already get you a leftover-box prompt. If you need a leftover-box folder packed first, that is pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive. If you need leftover-box shrink for one leftover-box file, that is shrink one leftover-box file. If you only need a leftover-box download from a leftover-box web address, that is download a file onto the leftover box. If you only need leftover-box browse then leftover-box copy, that is browse leftover-box folders then copy one file. Skip this whole note if you only need a house share other computers browse. That is a folder the house can open. Skip if you need a USB copy of the house folder. That is a backup of the leftover-box folder.

What this is

unzip means leftover-box unpack of a leftover-box zip. You type leftover-box unzip, then leftover-box flags, then a leftover-box zip path. Leftover-box unzip -l leftover-box lists leftover-box zip leftover-box names. Leftover-box unzip -d leftover-box unpacks leftover-box files into a leftover-box folder you name. Night one always leftover-box uses leftover-box -d so leftover-box zip leftover-box contents do not leftover-box scatter in leftover-box home. Without leftover-box -d, leftover-box unzip leftover-box dumps leftover-box files into the leftover-box folder you are leftover-box sitting in. It is not leftover-box pack for a leftover-box folder. That is pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive. It is not leftover-box shrink for one leftover-box file. That is shrink one leftover-box file. It is not leftover-box pieces for a leftover-box paste limit. That is split a leftover-box file into smaller leftover-box pieces. It is not one leftover-box file from the leftover-box laptop. That is copy a file to the leftover box from your laptop. It is not leftover-box browse then leftover-box copy. That is browse leftover-box folders then copy one file. It is not leftover-box folder sync of leftover-box changes. That is sync leftover-box files so only changes copy. It is not a leftover-box download from a leftover-box web address. That is download a file onto the leftover box. It is not a leftover-box copy on the leftover box. That is copy a leftover-box file without leaving the box. It is not a careful leftover-box delete. That is delete a leftover-box file carefully. It is not a leftover-box NAS. It is not a leftover-box house share other leftover-box computers leftover-box browse. That is a folder the house can open.

Unpack a practice leftover-box zip in leftover-box home

SSH in. Make sure leftover-box home is where you are sitting:

pwd

You want a path that ends in your login name. If not:

cd ~

Make a tiny leftover-box practice leftover-box zip in leftover-box home only. Night-one leftover-box zip is only this leftover-box practice leftover-box zip, not leftover-box zip of leftover-box whole leftover-box home:

echo hello leftover box > ~/unzip-me.txt

zip -j ~/unzip-me.zip ~/unzip-me.txt

-j means leftover-box junk leftover-box paths. The leftover-box zip leftover-box stores leftover-box unzip-me.txt without leftover-box full leftover-box path. Leftover-box zip here is only leftover-box practice leftover-box zip leftover-box maker so leftover-box unzip has leftover-box something leftover-box trusted to leftover-box unpack. Skip leftover-box zip of leftover-box whole leftover-box home. Skip leftover-box zip as the leftover-box job. That leftover-box job is pack leftover-box files into a zip a laptop can open.

List leftover-box zip leftover-box names. Do not leftover-box unpack yet:

unzip -l ~/unzip-me.zip

You want leftover-box unzip-me.txt in that leftover-box list. Make a leftover-box throwaway leftover-box folder so leftover-box zip leftover-box contents do not leftover-box scatter in leftover-box home:

mkdir -p ~/unpack-zip

unzip -d ~/unpack-zip ~/unzip-me.zip

ls ~/unpack-zip

You want leftover-box unzip-me.txt inside leftover-box unpack-zip.

If leftover-box zip or leftover-box unzip says command not found, install leftover-box both, then try again:

sudo apt install zip unzip

That leftover-box install is not a reason to leftover-box use a leftover-box zip desktop app.

Skip leftover-box unzip without leftover-box -d as leftover-box night one. That leftover-box command leftover-box scatters leftover-box files in leftover-box home.

Skip leftover-box unzip -o leftover-box overwrite as leftover-box night one.

Skip leftover-box unzip of leftover-box files under leftover-box /etc, leftover-box SSH leftover-box folders, leftover-box whole leftover-box home, leftover-box huge leftover-box ISOs, leftover-box random leftover-box internet leftover-box zips you do not leftover-box trust.

When you are done leftover-box practicing, throw away the leftover-box practice leftover-box files. Careful leftover-box delete only. That is delete a leftover-box file carefully:

rm -i ~/unzip-me.txt ~/unzip-me.zip

rm -i ~/unpack-zip/unzip-me.txt

Delete leftover-box practice leftover-box folders the same leftover-box careful leftover-box way after they are leftover-box empty. Skip leftover-box rm -rf.

Useful extras, still leftover-box home only

Skip leftover-box files under leftover-box /etc, leftover-box SSH leftover-box folders, or leftover-box paths you do not leftover-box own. Practice only in leftover-box home.

Want leftover-box zip leftover-box test before leftover-box unpack?

unzip -t ~/unzip-me.zip

You want leftover-box no leftover-box errors. Leftover-box test leftover-box stays leftover-box in leftover-box home. It leftover-box does not leftover-box unpack leftover-box files.

Skip leftover-box creating leftover-box zip of leftover-box whole leftover-box home. Night-one leftover-box zip is only leftover-box ~/unzip-me.zip.

Skip leftover-box 7z, leftover-box rar, leftover-box unrar, leftover-box bzip2, leftover-box xz, and leftover-box zstd as leftover-box night one.

Skip leftover-box zip as the leftover-box job. That leftover-box job is pack leftover-box files into a zip a laptop can open. Leftover-box pack for a leftover-box folder is pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive. Leftover-box shrink for one leftover-box file is shrink one leftover-box file. Tonight leftover-box unpacks a leftover-box zip you leftover-box already leftover-box have.

Skip leftover-box FileZilla, leftover-box WinZip, and leftover-box 7-Zip leftover-box GUI as leftover-box night one. Leftover-box unzip -d is leftover-box enough for this leftover-box unpack.

Skip leftover-box NAS. This leftover-box unpack does not leftover-box need a leftover-box NAS.

Skip leftover-box unzip of leftover-box untrusted leftover-box internet leftover-box zips as leftover-box night one. Leftover-box curl a leftover-box zip you leftover-box chose is download a file onto the leftover box, then this leftover-box note only if you leftover-box already leftover-box trust that leftover-box zip.

Do not leftover-box forward leftover-box port 22. Keep leftover-box SSH on the leftover-box house leftover-box network: keep the leftover box on the house network.

What this is not

This is not leftover-box pack for a leftover-box folder. That is pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive. It is not leftover-box shrink for one leftover-box file. That is shrink one leftover-box file. It is not leftover-box pieces for a leftover-box paste limit. That is split a leftover-box file into smaller leftover-box pieces. It is not a leftover-box download from a leftover-box web address. That is download a file onto the leftover box. It is not one leftover-box file from the leftover-box laptop. That is copy a file to the leftover box from your laptop. It is not leftover-box browse then leftover-box copy. That is browse leftover-box folders then copy one file. It is not leftover-box folder sync of leftover-box changes. That is sync leftover-box files so only changes copy. It is not a leftover-box copy on the leftover box. That is copy a leftover-box file without leaving the box. It is not a careful leftover-box delete. That is delete a leftover-box file carefully. It is not a USB leftover-box backup. That is a backup of the leftover-box folder. It is not a leftover-box house share other leftover-box computers leftover-box browse. That is a folder the house can open. It is not opening leftover-box SSH to the leftover-box internet so you can leftover-box unpack leftover-box zip leftover-box files from a leftover-box coffee leftover-box shop. That is keep the leftover box on the house network. Do not leftover-box forward leftover-box port 22.

What next

Just leftover-box unpacked and want leftover-box nested leftover-box folders as a leftover-box tree? See leftover-box folders as a tree. Need a leftover-box folder packed first? Pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive. Need leftover-box shrink for one leftover-box file? Shrink one leftover-box file. Need a leftover-box download first? Download a file onto the leftover box. Need leftover-box browse then leftover-box copy? Browse leftover-box folders then copy one file. Need leftover-box folder sync of leftover-box changes? Sync leftover-box files so only changes copy. Need one leftover-box file from the leftover-box laptop? Copy a file to the leftover box from your laptop. Need the leftover-box throwaway gone for real? Delete a leftover-box file carefully. When leftover-box key leftover-box login is leftover-box boring on every leftover-box computer you leftover-box use, turn off leftover-box password login once the key works. Keep leftover-box SSH on the leftover-box house leftover-box network: keep the leftover box on the house network. Do not leftover-box forward leftover-box port 22.

Skip

Skip if leftover-box SSH still leftover-box fails. Finish SSH from the couch first.
Skip leftover-box files under leftover-box /etc, leftover-box SSH leftover-box folders, or leftover-box paths you do not leftover-box own. Practice only in leftover-box home.
Skip leftover-box unzip without leftover-box -d as leftover-box night one. That leftover-box command leftover-box scatters leftover-box files in leftover-box home.
Skip leftover-box unzip -o leftover-box overwrite as leftover-box night one.
Skip leftover-box creating leftover-box zip of leftover-box whole leftover-box home. Night-one leftover-box zip is only leftover-box practice leftover-box ~/unzip-me.zip.
Skip leftover-box zip as the leftover-box job. That leftover-box job is pack leftover-box files into a zip a laptop can open. Leftover-box pack is pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive. Leftover-box shrink is shrink one leftover-box file.
Skip leftover-box 7z, leftover-box rar, leftover-box unrar, leftover-box bzip2, leftover-box xz, leftover-box zstd, leftover-box FileZilla, leftover-box WinZip, leftover-box 7-Zip leftover-box GUI, leftover-box huge leftover-box ISOs, leftover-box NAS, leftover-box zip desktop apps, and leftover-box untrusted leftover-box internet leftover-box zips as leftover-box night one.
Skip leftover-box unzip of leftover-box files under leftover-box /etc, leftover-box SSH leftover-box folders, leftover-box whole leftover-box home, leftover-box huge leftover-box ISOs, leftover-box random leftover-box internet leftover-box zips you do not leftover-box trust.
Skip leftover-box rm -rf. Careful leftover-box delete only: delete a leftover-box file carefully.
Skip opening leftover-box SSH to the leftover-box internet so you can leftover-box unpack leftover-box zip leftover-box files from a leftover-box coffee leftover-box shop. That is keep the leftover box on the house network. Do not leftover-box forward leftover-box port 22.
Skip if you leftover-box actually leftover-box need the leftover-box USB leftover-box backup. That is a backup of the leftover-box folder.
Skip if you leftover-box only leftover-box need a leftover-box house leftover-box share other leftover-box computers leftover-box browse. That is a folder the house can open.

Sources

Debian: unzip. Ubuntu: unzip. Leftover-box practice leftover-box zip leftover-box maker only: Debian: zip, Ubuntu: zip. Official leftover-box man leftover-box pages only. For the leftover-box login, see SSH from the couch. For leftover-box pack, see pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive. For leftover-box shrink, see shrink one leftover-box file.

Also on this topic

SSH from the couchType commands on the leftover box from your laptop, on the house network. Password login first. Do not open this to the internet. Pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archiveAfter SSH works, pack leftover-box files into one leftover-box archive with tar so you can copy one leftover-box file instead of a leftover-box folder. You do not need a zip app for this. Shrink one leftover-box fileAfter SSH works, shrink one leftover-box file with gzip so a leftover-box copy is smaller. You do not need a zip app for this. Download a file onto the leftover boxAfter SSH works, pull one file from a web address with curl so the leftover box has the file without a USB stick. You do not need a browser on the leftover box for this. Browse leftover-box folders then copy one fileAfter SSH works, browse leftover-box folders with sftp so you can pick a leftover-box file and copy it. You do not need FileZilla or a NAS for this. Copy a file to the leftover box from your laptopAfter SSH works, use scp to move one file without a USB stick. A short leftover name makes the typing shorter. You do not need a NAS for this. Sync leftover-box files so only changes copyAfter SSH works, sync leftover-box files with rsync so a leftover-box copy only moves what changed. You do not need a NAS sync app for this. Split a leftover-box file into smaller leftover-box piecesAfter SSH works (and after encode/paste when useful), split one leftover-box file into smaller leftover-box pieces with split so a leftover-box paste or copy fits size limits. You do not need a zip app for this. See leftover-box folders as a treeAfter SSH works, show nested leftover-box folders with tree so you can see what is inside without clicking around. You do not need a file manager app for this. Delete a leftover-box file carefullyAfter SSH works, delete one leftover-box file with rm -i. Ask first. Skip rm -rf. You do not need a NAS for this. Turn off leftover-box password login once the key worksAfter the laptop key login is boring, tell SSH to stop accepting the leftover-box password. The key is how you get in. A keyboard on the leftover box is the backup now. Keep the leftover box on the house networkSSH and Pi-hole belong on the house network. Skip this if you never opened the router settings. Do not forward port 22.