unzip file using 7z in powershell

Question

What is the command to unzip a file using 7z in powershell?

set-alias sz \"$env:ProgramFiles\\7-Zip\\7z.exe\"
sz x  $zipfilePath $destinationUnzipPath -aoa -         


        

Answer 1

Aliases are not meant for that, they are meant to proxy other commands, not commands + parameters.

To achieve what you want you would need to use a functions:

function sz($args) {
    Start-Process "$env:ProgramFiles\7-Zip\7z.exe" -ArgumentList $args
}

Answer 2

With 7zip PowerShell module, not it is hassle free

#   Install 7zip module

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
Set-PSRepository -Name 'PSGallery' -SourceLocation "https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2" -InstallationPolicy Trusted
Install-Module -Name 7Zip4PowerShell -Force

#   Extract 7zip file

$sourcefile = "c:\source\sample.7z"
Expand-7Zip -ArchiveFileName $sourcefile -TargetPath 'c:\destinaation'

Answer 3

I didn't want to use aliases, functions or Start-Process. After a little looking around the web, I've found this gem (and I can't remember where):

& ${env:ProgramFiles}\7-Zip\7z.exe x $zipfilePath "-o$($destinationUnzipPath)" -y

And you can add a > $null at the end if you don't want to see 7z's messages!

Answer 4

This finally worked for me sz x -o$destinationUnzipPath $zipfilePath -r ;