Shell/Bash: terminal zip Example

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Shell/Bash Example: This is the "terminal zip" Example. compiled from many sources on the internet by SimpleTutorials.org

terminal zip 

# to compress
tar -zcvf archive_name.tar.gz folder_to_compress
# to extract
tar -zxvf archive_name.tar.gz

# the "v" flag is for verbose and is not required

zip folder terminal 

zip -r mynewfilename.zip foldertozip/

compress file in terminal 

tar -czvf name-of-archive.tar.gz /path/to/directory-or-file



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