To ensure this error never breaks your automated pipelines again, follow these defensive scripting habits:
unzip archive.zip stage\ components/\*
When you encounter this error in an Oracle installation context with stage/Components paths, the most likely culprits are:
This method is also effective but requires more careful typing.
If the wildcard still isn't working, try extracting everything to a temporary directory and then moving the required files: To ensure this error never breaks your automated
What (e.g., GitHub Actions, Ubuntu, macOS) are you running this script on?
If you applied the quotes and are still getting an error, check the following details:
The core of the problem lies in a misunderstanding between your terminal shell (like Bash or Zsh) and the unzip utility.
When using wildcards in a terminal, wrap them in double quotes or use an escape character ( \ ) to prevent the shell from expanding them prematurely. This allows unzip itself to handle the matching. : unzip "stage/Components/*.jar" Correct : unzip stage/Components/\*.jar 2. Consolidate Multi-Part Archives When using wildcards in a terminal, wrap them
You want to extract a specific folder, but you mistype its name.
This approach gives you more control and clearer error handling than trying to pass multiple wildcards directly to unzip .
unzip archive.zip stage/\*
If you want to extract multiple specific paths, list them clearly as separate arguments: unzip archive.zip "stage/*" "components/*" Use code with caution. Prevention in CI/CD (GitHub Actions & GitLab CI) Consolidate Multi-Part Archives You want to extract a
Unzip Cannot Find Any Matches for Wildcard Specification Stage Components: Causes and Solutions
Invalid source path '../stage/Components/oracle.jdk/1.5.0.17.0/1/DataFiles' specified for unzip. Unzip command failed. Please check oraparam.ini and specify a valid source path.
strace -e openat unzip archive.zip "stage/*" 2>&1 | grep -i "zip"
To ensure this error never breaks your automated pipelines again, follow these defensive scripting habits:
unzip archive.zip stage\ components/\*
When you encounter this error in an Oracle installation context with stage/Components paths, the most likely culprits are:
This method is also effective but requires more careful typing.
If the wildcard still isn't working, try extracting everything to a temporary directory and then moving the required files:
What (e.g., GitHub Actions, Ubuntu, macOS) are you running this script on?
If you applied the quotes and are still getting an error, check the following details:
The core of the problem lies in a misunderstanding between your terminal shell (like Bash or Zsh) and the unzip utility.
When using wildcards in a terminal, wrap them in double quotes or use an escape character ( \ ) to prevent the shell from expanding them prematurely. This allows unzip itself to handle the matching. : unzip "stage/Components/*.jar" Correct : unzip stage/Components/\*.jar 2. Consolidate Multi-Part Archives
You want to extract a specific folder, but you mistype its name.
This approach gives you more control and clearer error handling than trying to pass multiple wildcards directly to unzip .
unzip archive.zip stage/\*
If you want to extract multiple specific paths, list them clearly as separate arguments: unzip archive.zip "stage/*" "components/*" Use code with caution. Prevention in CI/CD (GitHub Actions & GitLab CI)
Unzip Cannot Find Any Matches for Wildcard Specification Stage Components: Causes and Solutions
Invalid source path '../stage/Components/oracle.jdk/1.5.0.17.0/1/DataFiles' specified for unzip. Unzip command failed. Please check oraparam.ini and specify a valid source path.
strace -e openat unzip archive.zip "stage/*" 2>&1 | grep -i "zip"