How to unarchive files on server

Unarchiving Files via Console (SSH)

1. Connect to Your Server via SSH

ssh username@your-server-ip

Replace username and your-server-ip with your actual SSH credentials.

2. Navigate to the Directory

cd /path/to/your/archive

3. Extract Common Archive Types

.zip files

unzip filename.zip

.tar files

tar -xvf filename.tar

.tar.gz or .tgz files

tar -xzvf filename.tar.gz
# or
tar -xzvf filename.tgz

.tar.bz2 files

tar -xjvf filename.tar.bz2

.gz (single file compression, not tar.gz)

gunzip filename.gz

Tip: Use the -C /destination/path/ option with tar if you want to extract to a specific directory:

tar -xzvf filename.tar.gz -C /path/to/extract/

Unarchiving Files via cPanel

1. Login to cPanel

• Go to https://yourdomain.com/cpanel

• Enter your cPanel credentials

2. Open File Manager

• Navigate to the Files section

• Click File Manager

3. Navigate to Archive Location

• Browse to the directory where your archive file is stored

And upload the file archive:

4. Extract the Archive

• Right-click on the archive file (e.g., .zip, .tar.gz)

• Choose Extract

• A popup will ask where to extract the contents – you can change the path or use the default

• Click Extract File(s)

✅ After extraction, a result window will show what files were extracted.