# The `stack unpack` command ~~~text stack unpack PACKAGE [--to ARG] ~~~ `stack unpack` downloads a tarball for the specified package and unpacks it. By default: * the download is for the most recent version of the package in the package index (eg Hackage). Specify the package name and its version (for example, `acme-missiles-0.1.0.0`) for a particular version of the package; and * the package is unpacked into a directory named after the package and its version. Pass the option `--to ` to specify the destination directory.