This problem arises when you use a wildcard pattern (like *.zip ) without proper quoting or escaping. The shell expands the pattern before unzip can process it. unzip then receives the expanded list as file arguments and incorrectly interprets the subsequent items as files to be extracted from the first archive.
Archive: archive.zip Length Date Time Name --------- ---------- ----- ---- 0 2025-01-01 12:00 stage/components/file1.txt 0 2025-01-01 12:00 stage/components/file2.txt
To fix this, you need to prevent the shell from expanding the wildcard, so unzip can perform its own matching. This problem arises when you use a wildcard pattern (like *
unzip: cannot find any matches for wildcard specification stage components
Fixes for scripts, CI, and non-interactive shells Archive: archive
This error becomes critical during the installation of complex, multi-archive software packages like the Oracle 11g R2 database. The error message explicitly references the stage/Components/ path inside the extracted files.
How to Fix the "unzip cannot find any matches for wildcard specification" Error in Linux and Automation Pipelines How to Fix the "unzip cannot find any
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How to Fix "unzip: cannot find any matches for wildcard specification"