unzip a bunch of files linux

 
bash-3.2# ls *.zip
118666-47.zip  120830-06.zip  138852-01.zip  142394-01.zip  147217-02.zip
118777-16.zip  120849-04.zip  139520-02.zip  142933-05.zip  148027-03.zip
119081-25.zip  124204-04.zip  142240-01.zip  143506-06.zip
119963-24.zip  126425-01.zip  142251-02.zip  146470-08.zip
bash-3.2#
bash-3.2#

Problem :

bash-3.2# unzip *.zip
Archive:  118666-47.zip
caution: filename not matched:  118777-16.zip
caution: filename not matched:  119081-25.zip
caution: filename not matched:  119963-24.zip
caution: filename not matched:  120830-06.zip
caution: filename not matched:  120849-04.zip
caution: filename not matched:  124204-04.zip
caution: filename not matched:  126425-01.zip
caution: filename not matched:  138852-01.zip
caution: filename not matched:  139520-02.zip
caution: filename not matched:  142240-01.zip
caution: filename not matched:  142251-02.zip
caution: filename not matched:  142394-01.zip
caution: filename not matched:  142933-05.zip
caution: filename not matched:  143506-06.zip
caution: filename not matched:  146470-08.zip
caution: filename not matched:  147217-02.zip
caution: filename not matched:  148027-03.zip
bash-3.2#
bash-3.2#
bash-3.2#

Solution :

Use single quotes [ ‘  ‘ ]
bash-3.2# unzip ‘*.zip’
Archive:  146470-08.zip
inflating: 146470-08/LEGAL_LICENSE.TXT
inflating: 146470-08/prepatch
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/EST
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/tab/zone_sun.tab
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/tab/country.tab
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Broken_Hill
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Eucla
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Melbourne
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Adelaide
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Perth
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Lord_Howe
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Hobart
inflating: 146470-08/SUNWcsu/reloc/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Australia/Currie

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