{"id":11023,"date":"2021-12-06T12:51:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?p=11023"},"modified":"2021-12-06T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:51:16","slug":"zip-files-folders-ubuntu-debian-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/zip-files-folders-ubuntu-debian-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Zip Files in Ubuntu \/ Debian Linux Systems Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Zip files being one of the most popular archive file formats, it is one of the most convenient ways to compress multiple files or directories into one file. Working with zip files in <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/tag\/ubuntu\">Ubuntu<\/a> and Debian is quite simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zipping or compressing allows the user to save disk space and network bandwidth. Zip is also a compression and file packaging utility for Linux and Unix commands. There is a companion program called unzip that is used to unpack zip archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites to Zip Files in Ubuntu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can create zip files in Ubuntu or <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/tag\/debian\">Debian<\/a> and subsequently unpack (unzip) the same archives you need to have the utilities installed in your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the following in the command line install zip and unzip support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ sudo apt install zip unzip<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The syntax for using the zip command is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>zip [option] output_file_name input1 [input2]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ zip -r output.zip folder\n$ zip -r output.zip file folder1 folder2\n$ zip -r output.zip \/path\/to\/folder1 \/path\/to\/file2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Zip all files in current directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ zip -r output.zip<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Zip all files in the current directory and subdirectories too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ zip output.zip *<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>-r<\/strong> option will recurse into directories and compress its contents as well. The <strong>.zip<\/strong> extension in the output files is optional as <strong>.zip<\/strong> is added by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another important option is the <strong>-e<\/strong> option which password protects the output zip files. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ zip -r -e output.zip \/path\/to\/folder\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You will then be prompted for the password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also specify the password as part of the command like so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ zip -r -e -P &#039;YOUR_PASSWORD&#039; output.zip \/path\/to\/folder\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: The -P &#8216;YOUR_PASSWORD&#8217; option to the zip is insecure. Many multi-user operating systems such as Linux provide ways for any user to see the current command line of any other user. Having the plaintext password as part of a command-line should always be avoided.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can verify zip files with the ls command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ ls -l output.zip<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You just learned how to compress a directory into zip files in Ubuntu or Debian Linux using the zip command.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Zip files being one of the most popular archive file formats, it is one of the most convenient ways to compress multiple files or directories into one file. 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