How to Zip a File Using Cmd Line?

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I Want to Zip a Directory Using the Batch File Command (Windows Xp Batch File). for Example, If I Want to Unzip a File Means I Can Use the Jar -Xf File...

How to Zip a File Using Cmd Line?

I want to zip a directory using the batch file command (Windows XP batch file).

For example, if I want to unzip a file means I can use the jar -xf file.zip(java) bat file command.

Like that I want a command line batch to zip a directory.

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If you are using Ubuntu Linux:

  1. Install zip

    sudo apt-get install zip

  2. Zip your folder:

    zip -r {filename.zip} {foldername}
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