diff --git a/scripts/extract.sh b/scripts/extract.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+extract_targz() { tar -xzvf "$1" }
+extract_tarbz() { tar -xjvf "$1" }
+extract_tarxz() { tar -xJvf "$1" }
+extract_rar() { unrar x "$1" }
+extract_zip() { unzip "$1" }
+
+extractfile() {
+    case "$1" in
+        *.tar.gz|*.tgz)
+            extract_targz "$1"
+            ;;
+        *.tar.bz)
+            extract_tarbz "$1"
+            ;;
+        *.tar.xz)
+            extract_tarxz "$1"
+            ;;
+        *.rar)
+            extract_rar "$1"
+            ;;
+        *.zip)
+            extract_zip "$1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+for file in $@; do
+    extractfile "$file";
+done