UNP(1)

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version 2.0build1 · 4 versions
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💖 UNP(1) — the unp girlies' manual 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the unp manual page — like, the actual UNP(1) one, user commands section, we're here, we're thriving. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

unp — unpack everything 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

unp [OPTION]... [FILE]... -- [TOOL-OPTION]...

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

file: compressed file(s) to expand/extract, bestie. that's the vibe. 🍓

Use -- [ ARGUMENTS ] to pass arguments to external programs, eg. some tar options: unp fastgl.tgz xmnt.tgz -- -C /tmp

like literally anything after that -- gets yeeted straight to the external tool doing the actual work. no notes. 👑

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -f — Continue even if program availability checks fail or directory collision occurs. lowkey the "idc just do it" flag 🫶
  • -u — Special helper mode. okay so this one has layers, pay attention:

For most archive types: a) create directory <filename without suffix>/, b) extract contents there.

For Debian/Ubuntu packages: a) extract data.tar.gz after each operation in local directory, b) extract control.tar.gz into control/<package_version_arch>/.

  • -U — Smart mode, acts like -u (see above) if archive contains multiple elements but if there is only one file/directory element then it's stored in the current directory. she's adaptive 💅
  • -s — Show the list of supported formats. window shopping, iconic. 🌈
  • -n, --dry-run — Display the calculated commands, don't run them. NOTE: the printed commands shall be carefully examined for malicious filenames.
no cap, READ THE OUTPUT. sketchy filenames are a whole thing and this is your vibe check before anything actually executes. 🔥
  • -v — More verbosity. she's chatty, she's telling you everything 🗣️
  • --version — Show the tool version. standard main character move ⭐
  • -h — Show this help. you are here, bestie 💜

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by Eduard Bloch, originally by Andre Karwath.

Copyright © 2024 Eduard Bloch License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2 <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.

There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. 😭 (fr fr, no warranty, be careful out there)

and that's the whole thing! this page is UNP 2.0, dated January 2026 — so like, fresh, slay, go unpack something 🧚✨💅

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