Zip and Unzip Command


To zip a folder and it's contents recursively :

$ zip -r -q filename.zip foldername (enter)


To extract a .zip file :

$ unzip -q filename.zip (enter)


To extract a .tar.gz file :

$ tar xzf filename.tar.gz (enter)


To extract a .tar.xz file :

$ tar -xf filename.tar.xz (enter)


Source :

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31982099/zip-and-unzip-a-directory-and-its-file-in-linux

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18180060/how-to-zip-a-file-using-cmd-line

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