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Old 07-02-2012
Zip all the files including directories - subdirectories
Hi,

Is is possible to zip a folder and all its contents within the folder ( including sub-directories and files) into a zip file? and can regain the same structure if unzipped?


Thanks
# 2  
Old 07-02-2012
tar it first then zip the tar file. This syntax works on any UNIX:

Code:
cd ./path
tar cvf /tmp/my_archive.tar *
# zip or gzip
gzip  /tmp/my_archive.tar

To unpack and use:
Code:
mkdir ./my_new_path
cd ./my_new_path
gunzip /tmp/my_archive.tar.gz
cd ./my_new_path
tar xf /tmp/my_archive.tar

# 3  
Old 07-02-2012
Hi,

Yes this can be acheive by the tar and gzip command. Look up the man pages for more details but below is a short example.

Code:
This is the dir structure of test, it has sub dirs test1 and test2 and even files underneath. 
test/
test/test1/
test/test2/

# you will have to create the archive of the dirs you want by doing this 

tar -cvf test.tar test # test.tar is the name you are giving to ur tar file. 
                              # test is the dir. note you can specify multiple dirs by   giving a space ex: test1 test 2 ..so on

# once your tar is created, use gzip to compress the tar ball. 

gzip test.tar 

# if you want to extract the tar you can do so by following :
# gunzip and then extract. 

gunzip test.tar.gz /tmp/wherevr # this will un-compress the tar ball.

tar -xvf test.tar /tmp/wherver # this will extract the tar ball with all the sub dirs and files underneath.

# 4  
Old 07-02-2012
Can a mix of tar and other options like -z or something help?

I am just curious and not sure about the options.
# 5  
Old 07-02-2012
you can use the -z option to compress and uncompress directly.
this eliminates the use of an extra command gzip/gunzip
# 6  
Old 07-02-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Irishboy24
you can use the -z option to compress and uncompress directly.
this eliminates the use of an extra command gzip/gunzip
Thanks!

I wondered because I remembered using tar with other options.
# 7  
Old 07-02-2012
Warning: the -z option does not work on all UNIX systems.
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