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7z Command: Extract Archive To Specific Directory
An engineer would use the 7z command to extract a compressed archive file into a designated directory during the deployment of software updates or resources, ensuring organized file management. Exact CLI syntax to extract archive to specific directory using 7z.
When to use this: An engineer would use the 7z command to extract a compressed archive file into a designated directory during the deployment of software updates or resources, ensuring organized file management.
Command Syntax
7z x <path/to/archive.7z> -o<path/to/output>7z x <path/to/archive.7z> -o<path/to/output>Command Breakdown
-o<path/to/output>- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
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