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zip
zip is a compression and file packaging utility for Unix, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, Windows 9x/NT/XP, Minix, Atari, Macintosh, Amiga, and Acorn RISC OS. It is analogous to a combination of the Unix commands tar(1) and compress(1) and is compatible with PKZIP (Phil Katz's ZIP for MSDOS systems).
List of commands for zip:
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linux:zip:compress Compress the given directory or file.$ zip -r ${output_zip_file} ${input_directory}try on your machine
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linux:zip:compress:with-password Compress the given directory or file with a password$ zip --password ${password} -r ${output_zip_file} ${input_directory}try on your machine
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zip:archive:remove-file Remove files/directories from a specific archive ([d]elete).$ zip -d ${path/to/compressed-zip} ${filename_or_directory1 filename_or_directory2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command
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zip:tldr:0091a zip: Archive files/directories to a multi-part [s]plit zip file (e.g. 3 GB parts).$ zip -r -s ${3g} ${path-to-compressed-zip} ${filename_or_directory1 filename_or_directory2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command
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zip:tldr:3131f zip: the highest).$ zip -r -${0-9} ${path-to-compressed-zip} ${filename_or_directory1 filename_or_directory2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command
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zip:tldr:31801 zip: Archive files/directories e[x]cluding specified ones.$ zip -r ${path-to-compressed-zip} ${filename_or_directory1 filename_or_directory2 ---} -x ${path-to-excluded_files_or_directories}try on your machineexplain this command
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zip:tldr:5ede6 zip: Print a specific archive contents.$ zip -sf ${path-to-compressed-zip}try on your machineexplain this command