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Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://manuals.blusapphire.io/blugenie/full-function-list/expand-blugeniearchiveps2.md). # Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 ### Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 ### SYNOPSIS Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 Extracts files from a specified archive (zipped) file. ### SYNTAX ``` Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 [[-Path] ] [[-Destination] ] [[-NoProgressBar]] [[-Force]] [[-ProgressOnly]] [[-NoErrorMsg]] [[-Walkthrough]] [[-ReturnObject]] [[-OutUnEscapedJSON]] [] ``` ### DESCRIPTION Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 is a PowerShell 2.0 version of Expand-Archive which extracts files from a specified archive (zipped) file. ### EXAMPLES #### EXAMPLE 1 ``` Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 -Path C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite.zip -Destination C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite ``` ``` This will extact the zip files contents to the destination directory. If the directory doesn't exist it will be created on the fly. ~ By default this will not overwrite any files ~ A progress bar is displayed showing the current activities, including what file is currently being extracted. ``` #### EXAMPLE 2 ``` Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 -Path C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite.zip -Destination C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite -ProgressOnly ``` ``` This will extact the zip files contents to the destination directory. If the directory doesn't exist it will be created on the fly. ~ By default this will not overwrite any files ~ A progress bar is displayed showing the current activities. However all file names are hidden from view. Only the overall progress is shown. ``` #### EXAMPLE 3 ``` Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 -Path C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite.zip -Destination C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite -NoProgressBar -NoErrorMsg -Force ``` ``` This will extact the zip files contents to the destination directory. If the directory doesn't exist it will be created on the fly. ~ All extracted content with the same name as the destination direcotry content will be overwritten ~ All progress information including error messages will be hidden ``` #### EXAMPLE 4 ``` Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 -Path C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite.zip -Destination C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite -NoProgressBar -NoErrorMsg -Force -ReturnObject ``` ``` This will extact the zip files contents to the destination directory. If the directory doesn't exist it will be created on the fly. ~ All extracted content with the same name as the destination direcotry content will be overwritten ~ All progress information including error messages will be hidden ~ The Return data will be in an Object format. $true / $false ``` #### EXAMPLE 5 ``` Expand-BluGenieArchivePS2 -Path C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite.zip -Destination C:\Source\SysinternalsSuite -NoProgressBar -NoErrorMsg -Force -OutUnEscapedJSON ``` ``` This will extact the zip files contents to the destination directory. If the directory doesn't exist it will be created on the fly. ~ All extracted content with the same name as the destination direcotry content will be overwritten ~ All progress information including error messages will be hidden ~ The Return data will be in a beautified json format ``` ### PARAMETERS #### Path ``` -Path The .Zip file source path String Required? false Position? 2 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### Destination ``` -Destination The Destination path String Required? false Position? 3 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### NoProgressBar ``` -NoProgressBar [] Do not show an active progress bar SwitchParameter Required? false Position? 4 Default value False Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### Force ``` -Force [] Forces the file overwrite SwitchParameter Required? false Position? 5 Default value False Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### ProgressOnly ``` -ProgressOnly [] Only show the progress bar, do not show the extracted content. SwitchParameter Required? false Position? 6 Default value False Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### NoErrorMsg ``` -NoErrorMsg [] Do not show any pop up error messages to the screen SwitchParameter Required? false Position? 7 Default value False Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### Walkthrough ``` -Walkthrough [] An automated process to walk through the current function and all the parameters SwitchParameter Required? false Position? 8 Default value False Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### ReturnObject ``` -ReturnObject [] Return information as an Object. By default the data is returned as a Hash Table SwitchParameter Required? false Position? 9 Default value False Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### OutUnEscapedJSON ``` -OutUnEscapedJSON [] Removed UnEsacped Char from the JSON Return. This will beautify json and clean up the formatting. SwitchParameter Required? false Position? 10 Default value False Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false ``` #### CommonParameters This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about\_CommonParameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).