diff --git a/.local/bin/ex b/.local/bin/ex
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+#!/bin/zsh
+
+if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+    echo "Please provide a file to extract."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f $1 ]]; then
+    echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $2 ]]; then
+    extraction_folder="."
+else
+    extraction_folder="$2"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d $extraction_folder ]]; then
+    mkdir -p $extraction_folder
+fi
+
+case $1 in
+    *.tar.bz2|*.tbz2)
+        tar -xjf $1 -C $extraction_folder;;
+    *.tar.gz|*.tgz)
+        tar -xzf $1 -C $extraction_folder;;
+    *.bz2)
+        bunzip2 $1 -c > $extraction_folder/$(basename $1 .bz2);;
+    *.rar)
+        unrar x $1 $extraction_folder;;
+    *.gz)
+        gunzip $1 -c > $extraction_folder/$(basename $1 .gz);;
+    *.tar)
+        tar -xf $1 -C $extraction_folder;;
+    *.zip)
+        unzip $1 -d $extraction_folder;;
+    *.Z)
+        uncompress $1 -c > $extraction_folder/$(basename $1 .Z);;
+    *.7z)
+        7z x $1 -o$extraction_folder;;
+    *.deb)
+        ar x $1 -C $extraction_folder;;
+    *.tar.xz)
+        tar -xf $1 -C $extraction_folder;;
+    *.tar.zst)
+        unzstd $1 -o $extraction_folder;;
+    *)
+        echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via ex()";;
+esac