unsquashfs
Extract files from squashfs filesystems
TLDR
Extract to squashfs-root
$ unsquashfs [filesystem.squashfs]
Extract to specific directory$ unsquashfs -d [path/to/directory] [filesystem.squashfs]
Show filenames during extraction$ unsquashfs -i [filesystem.squashfs]
Show files with attributes$ unsquashfs -li [filesystem.squashfs]
List files without extracting$ unsquashfs -l [filesystem.squashfs]
List files with attributes$ unsquashfs -ll [filesystem.squashfs]
Extract specific files or directories$ unsquashfs [filesystem.squashfs] [path/to/file] [path/to/dir]
Display filesystem superblock information$ unsquashfs -s [filesystem.squashfs]
SYNOPSIS
unsquashfs [OPTIONS] FILESYSTEM
DESCRIPTION
unsquashfs extracts and lists files from squashfs compressed filesystems. Squashfs is a read-only compressed filesystem commonly used for Linux distributions, live CDs, and embedded systems.By default, files are extracted to a squashfs-root directory in the current working directory.
PARAMETERS
-d, -dest DIR
Extract to specified directory-i, -info
Display filenames during extraction-li, -linfo
Display filenames and attributes during extraction-l, -ls
List files without extracting-ll, -lls
List files with attributes without extracting-f, -force
Overwrite files that already exist-s, -stat
Display filesystem superblock information-n, -no-progress
Don't display the progress bar-p NUMBER, -processors NUMBER
Use NUMBER processors for decompression-e FILE, -ef FILE
List of directories or files to extract, one per line
INSTALL
sudo apt install squashfs-tools
sudo dnf install squashfs-tools
sudo pacman -S squashfs-tools
sudo apk add squashfs-tools
CAVEATS
Extraction may require significant disk space. Some filesystems contain device nodes requiring root. Original permissions and ownership are preserved when run as root.
SEE ALSO
mksquashfs(1), sqfscat(1)