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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
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Jo Hinchliffe

YOU WONT BELIEVE: How to zip files in the linux terminal | Mind Blowing Facts

A folder being squeezed in a vice.

In this how-to, we’ll look at the zip command, a useful utility that enables us to specify lists of files, set a level of data compression and create compressed archives.

Whilst you become accustomed to these commands it’s good to work with example test files and directories and you should take extra care to ensure you are carefully following the instructions.

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