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# unsquashfs

> Uncompress, extract and list files in squashfs filesystems.
> More information: <https://manned.org/unsquashfs>.

- Extract a squashfs filesystem to `squashfs-root` in the current working directory:

`unsquashfs {{filesystem.squashfs}}`

- Extract a squashfs filesystem to the specified directory:

`unsquashfs -dest {{path/to/directory}} {{filesystem.squashfs}}`

- Display the names of files as they are extracted:

`unsquashfs -info {{filesystem.squashfs}}`

- Display the names of files and their attributes as they are extracted:

`unsquashfs -linfo {{filesystem.squashfs}}`

- List files inside the squashfs filesystem (without extracting):

`unsquashfs -ls {{filesystem.squashfs}}`

- List files and their attributes inside the squashfs filesystem (without extracting):

`unsquashfs -lls {{filesystem.squashfs}}`
