[MacOS] Unzip The 7z Archive

Last Updated on 2021-09-15 by Clay

There is a pre-installed decompression tool in Mac OS, but it is mainly for zip files. If you want to decompress a compressed file like .7z, you must use a dedicated software (or command line program) to decompress it.

Below I will introduce The Unarchiver, a tool that can be installed in the App Store, and the p7zip command line tool that can be installed through Homebrew.

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The Unarchiver

The Unarchiver can be downloaded directly from the App Store, and the file format of The Unarchiver can be selected in advance.

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p7zip

You can install it as following:

brew install p7zip

After installation, if you want to compress the file (assuming it is the test/ folder), you can use the following command:

7z a test.7z test/

If you want to unzip the file, use the following command:

7z x test.7z

If you want to view the file more carefully, you can use the man command to confirm.

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References

• https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/307377/how-can-i-unpack-7z-files-via-macos-terminal
• https://superuser.com/questions/548349/how-can-i-install-7zip-so-i-can-run-it-from-terminal-on-os-x

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