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Compression and Archives

zip

Creates ZIP archives.

zip is common for archives shared with Windows and macOS users. It can compress files and directories into a .zip file.

Syntax
zip [options] archive.zip files...

Arguments explained

  • archive.zip is the output archive.
  • -r includes directories recursively.
  • -e encrypts with traditional ZIP encryption.

Common examples

Zip a folder
zip -r notes.zip notes/

Creates notes.zip containing the notes directory.

Add files
zip reports.zip *.pdf

Stores matching PDFs in reports.zip.

zip Command
FieldDetails
Commandzip
CategoryCompression and Archives
Primary useCreates ZIP archives.
Syntaxzip [options] archive.zip files...

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unzip

Extracts or lists ZIP archives.

tar

Creates and extracts archive files.

gzip

Compresses files using gzip.