In Mac OS X, how can I unzip a zip file without unzipping its contents?

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00:00 In Mac Os X, How Can I Unzip A Zip File Without Unzipping Its Contents?
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Open the Archive Utility (/System/Library/CoreServices/Archive Utility), open its preferences (in the Archive Utility > Preferences menu), and uncheck the "Keep expanding if possible" option.

p.s. If you want to get at these prefs easily (e.g. if you want to be able to switch this setting on & off at whim), you can install the Archive Utility prefs into System Preferences by opening the Archive Utility package (right-click or control-click on the application, and select Show Package Contents), then navigate to Contents/Resources, and double-click Archives.prefPane to install it.

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IMHO the command line unzip tool should just unzip the specified file. It should not unpack double-zipped files.