unzip baeldung_archive-\*.zip
If you pass a wildcard inside the ZIP file (e.g., trying to extract specific internal files like unzip archive.zip "components/*" ), the shell tries to find a local folder named components/ instead of looking inside the ZIP archive. When it fails to find that local folder, unzip throws the wildcard specification error. 4 Ways to Fix the Error unzip baeldung_archive-\*
If you want to pull the files out of the stage components folder but you do not want to recreate the folder hierarchy on your local machine, use the -j (junk paths) flag: JRE missing in scratch path" or "Error writing
Could you share the in your script that triggers the unzip command? unzip baeldung_archive-\*
JRE missing in scratch path" or "Error writing to directory" errors
This will output the exact paths of any file containing "stage", allowing you to correct your wildcard path format. Summary Checklist
unzip project.zip stage/components