Unzip Cannot Find Any Matches For Wildcard Specification Stage Components !!top!! Official
The error message "unzip cannot find any matches for wildcard specification" is a classic stumbling block in automation and CLI workflows. It typically occurs when a user tries to extract specific files from a ZIP archive using wildcards (like *.json), but the shell interprets those wildcards before the unzip command even sees them. The Root Cause: Shell Expansion
- Ensure that the directory you're trying to access actually exists and contains files that match your wildcard pattern.
- Use
lsordircommands to list the contents of the directory and verify.
Validate patterns first:
- Use noglob: noglob unzip stage_components*.zip
- Or setopt NO_NOMATCH at script start.
unzip: cannot find any matches for wildcard specification 'stage/components/*'