The -d "$f%.*" part creates a new folder named after the zip file and puts the contents inside. This is the cleanest way to avoid a "file soup" if your zip files contain many loose documents. 4. Using xargs for Speed
If you prefer a readable script or want more control over the process, a for loop combined with globstar (if using Bash 4.0+) is a great alternative. unzip all files in subfolders linux
shopt -s globstar for f in **/*.zip; do unzip "$f" -d "$f%.*" done Use code with caution. The -d "$f%
find . -name "*.zip" -exec unzip -d "$(dirname "{}")" "{}" \; Use code with caution. . : Starts the search in the current directory. -name "*.zip" : Looks for all files ending in .zip. Using xargs for Speed If you prefer a
-exec ... \; : Tells Linux to run a command on every file found. unzip : The extraction tool.
Most minimal Linux installs (like Ubuntu Server or Arch) don't include unzip by default. Install it via your package manager: sudo apt install unzip CentOS/Fedora: sudo dnf install unzip Arch: sudo pacman -S unzip Handling Spaces in Filenames