If you have multiple files which are in same format say csv, then you can navigate into the directory and issue the below command
This will zip all csv files into a zip file by name zip_file_name
i want know how to compress and uncompress file using unix,
compress uncompress,zip,unzip,rar,unrar,how its work and more about this.:confused: (1 Reply)
Hello,
I am an amature at UNIX commands and functionality.
Please could you all assist me by replying to my below mentioned querry :
How can I upload a zip folder on a unix path from my windows folder?
Thanks guys
Cheers (2 Replies)
Hi guys,
I have a question about the zip command. Right now I have a directory with some files and folders on it that I want to compress. When I run the zip command:
zip foo -r
I am getting a foo.zip file that once I unzip it contains a foo folder. I want to create the foo.zip, but that... (1 Reply)
Hi All !
We have to compress a big data file in unix server and transfer it to windows and uncompress it using winzip in windows.
I have used the utility ZIP like the below.
zip -e <newfilename> df2_test_extract.dat
but when I compress files greater than 4 gb using zip utility, it... (4 Replies)
I am trying to grab a folder and all the folders and files underneath it and send it from one computer to another. I basically want to compress the whole folder into a tar, tgz, or zip file so that it can be sent as one file. is there a command to compress a folder and all its contents into a tar... (7 Replies)
hi guys,
i've read that i need to use tar first before gzip. just wanted to be sure if there's no way of compressing a folder with all its files like winzip in windows?
using tar then gzip in unix, i will need to open 2 zip files in order to get the files unlike winzip.
i'd appreciate any... (2 Replies)
Hi all,
Hello everyone, my first post here :). I tried to search the forum but I didn't find exactly what I was looking for...
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Hi,
Just want to know if anyone can suggest if there is a "better" way of coding the if-then-else block below:
ZIP=""
if ] ; then
ZIP=`which compress`
echo "ZIP program to use = ${ZIP}"
elif ] ; then
ZIP=`which gzip`
echo "ZIP program to use = ${ZIP}"
else
echo... (2 Replies)
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I found one command which is to create gz file for the... (4 Replies)