How Do I Zip a File in Ubuntu?

How do I zip a file in Linux?

The easiest way to zip a folder on Linux is to use the “zip” command with the “-r” option and specify the file of your archive as well as the folders to be added to your zip file. You can also specify multiple folders if you want to have multiple directories compressed in your zip file.

How do I zip a file in Terminal?

If you are using Microsoft Windows:

1. Download 7-Zip from the 7-Zip home page.
2. Add the path to 7z.exe to your PATH environment variable. …
3. Open a new command-prompt window and use this command to create a PKZIP *.zip file: 7z a -tzip {yourfile.zip} {yourfolder}