# Easiest way to unzip files

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easiest-way-to-unzip-files/133816>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easiest-way-to-unzip-files/133816 "2008-04-03T22:41:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![mr\_tibs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@mr\_tibs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mr_tibs)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easiest-way-to-unzip-files/133816/1 "2008-04-03T22:41:50Z")

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Hi,

I would like to know what is the easiest way to unzip zip files which  
contain a directory structure. Using Zip::ZipFile.extract does not work  
(out of the box) when the zip file contains a directory structure  
(unless you create the structure yourself).

Thanks,  
Tiberiu

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**Author:** ![mr\_tibs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@mr\_tibs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mr_tibs)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easiest-way-to-unzip-files/133816/2 "2008-04-03T23:07:01Z")

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`unzip filename.zip`  
Must be the easiest. It’s just not, well, nice.