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Compress file into another filesystem/folder

Hi all, how can I compress file into another folder/file system?? What is the
syntax like??

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Code:

compress -c filename > /anotherdirectory_or_another_filesystem

Code:

The  -c  option makes compress/uncompress write to the standard output;
       no files are changed.

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