ouch-decompress(1)

ouch-decompress1

Decompresses one or more files, optionally into another folder

Usage

ouch decompress [{-d | --dir}] [{-y | --yes}] [--here] [{-n | --no}] [{-A | --accessible}] [{-r | --remove}] [{-H | --hidden}] [{-q | --quiet}] [{-g | --gitignore}] [{-f | --format}] [{-p | --password}] [{-c | --threads}] [{-h | --help}] <FILES>

Overview

Decompresses one or more files, optionally into another folder

Options

-d, --dir <OUTPUT_DIR>

Decompress inside OUTPUT_DIR instead of the basename-derived subdirectory

-y, --yes

Skip [Y/n] questions, default to yes

--here

Extract directly into the current directory, like `tar -xf` and `unzip` do

-n, --no

Skip [Y/n] questions, default to no

-A, --accessible

Activate accessibility mode, reducing visual noise

-r, --remove

Remove the source file after successful decompression

-H, --hidden

Ignore hidden files

-q, --quiet

Silence output

-g, --gitignore

Ignore files matched by git's ignore files

-f, --format <FORMAT>

Specify the format of the archive

-p, --password <PASSWORD>

Decompress or list with password

-c, --threads <THREADS>

Concurrent working threads

-h, --help

Print help

<FILES>

Files to be decompressed, or "-" for stdin

From ouch 0.8.3-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.