How to compress your data

[Tukaram]

Hello,

If you wish to compress and file or directory on your linux server. you can do it following simple commands.


1] Zip command

for directory compression you have to use following command.

server [~]##zip -r public_html.zip public_html

For File compress

server [~]#zip  filename1.zip filename1

2] tar.gz command

server [~]#tar -czvf  filename.tar.gz filename

same command you can use for directory as well just replace file with directory.

[Alexander]

Hey Tukaram

Thanks for sharing this. Its really useful.

[TomSlonie]

I have been having some problems with file compression in Linux. Of course you read my mind once again and have given me just what I need. Thanks Loads! Keep it up!

[YogeshA]

Thanks for sharing that.
It's so simple. zip for compress and unzip to uncompress.

[Ronan]

Thanks for sharing that.
It's so simple. zip for compress and unzip to uncompress.

We would really like to hear your method out for this, i guess you have a better and easy way to zip and unzip files.

It would really help the users of this forum..Thanks in advance!

[invomin4]

good post and forum

[Raj]

Though Linux is not a GUI based platform but after reading the guidelines given by Tukaram I feel it as easy as we do it in windows. Thanks Tukaram