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Decompress Files

IOFile Folder UtilityArchive (zip, tar, ...)
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This node unpacks and decompresses files from an archive file. The paths to the extracted files are provided in the output table using a path column.

Supported archive formats are:

  • .zip
  • .jar
  • .tar
  • .tar.gz
  • .tar.bz2
  • .cpio
  • .ar
  • .gz / .gzip

Note: This node cannot decompress KNIME artifacts such as workflows. In order to decompress workflows please use a combination of Workflow Reader and Workflow Writer instead.

This node can access a variety of different file systems. More information about file handling in KNIME can be found in the official File Handling Guide.

Node details

Output ports
  1. Type: Table
    Output table
    Table containing the list of files and folders that have been extracted.
Source File System Connection (Dynamic Inport)
The file system connection.
  1. Type: File System
Destination File System Connection (Dynamic Inport)
The file system connection.
  1. Type: File System

Extension

The Decompress Files node is part of this extension:

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