The atool script is just a wrapper around many compression tools. Try atool -x which creates the temp folder under final destination. https://www.nongnu.org/at

The atool script is just a wrapper around many compression tools. Try atool -x which creates the temp folder under final destination. https://www.nongnu.org/atool/ https://www.nongnu.org/atool/ Edit: just noticed it was mentioned in other reply, but as aunpack, a symlink to atool. I got used to the -x|-l|-a|... style and rarely remember the alternative names.