How Do I Compress a Folder in Unix?

How do I compress a folder?

To zip (compress) a file or folder

1. Locate the file or folder that you want to zip.
2. Press and hold (or right-click) the file or folder, select (or point to) Send to, and then select Compressed (zipped) folder. A new zipped folder with the same name is created in the same location.

How do I compress an entire directory in Linux?

It will also compress every other directory inside a directory you specify – in other words, it works recursively.

1. tar -czvf name-of-archive.tar.gz /path/to/directory-or-file.
2. tar -czvf archive.tar.gz data.
3. tar -czvf archive.tar.gz /usr/local/something.
4. tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz.
5. tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz -C /tmp.