How to extract zip file and keep original in linux?

Question

I want to unzip a zip archive on server and keep original zip file with is as well.

When I use unzip myFile.zip command it only adds extracted myFile but removes the original myFile.zip file. So what command should I use to keep original file with extracted file?

Answer 1

unzip doesn't copy the archive, it only extracts files from it. To copy the archive to a directory, use cp:

unzip myFile.zip -d home/ubuntu/directoryPath
cp myFile.zip home/ubuntu/directoryPath

The original myFile.zip isn't removed, it still exists in the location you extracted the files from.