Linux zip command

One of the most used compression methods is zip archiving. On a Linux system, you can use the zip / unzip commands to manipulate .zip files. In this article, we will show you how to easily use the Linux Zip Command to create archives.

Archive a single or several specific files using Linux zip command

zip zipArchiveThatWillBeCreated.zip fileToArchive # single file

zip zipArchiveThatWillBeCreated.zip fileToArchive-1 fileToArchive-2 fileToArchive-3 # multiple files

Archive entire directory using Linux zip command

zip -r /path/to/directory

Excluding files when archiving with Linux zip command

zip -r /path/to/directory -x fileToExclude # Excludes just a single file

zip -r /path/to/directory -x *.fileFormat # Exclude all files of the given file format

Unzipping

unzip zippedArchive.zip
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