compress folder ubuntu code example

Example 1: compress folder ubuntu

tar -czvf name-of-archive.tar.gz /path/to/directory-or-file

Example 2: create zip file ubuntu

zip -r output_file.zip file1 folder1

Example 3: tar directory

tar -czvf archive.tar.gz stuff

Example 4: how to create a zip in ubuntu

zip -r 19ucs026ApoorvSrivastava.zip 19ucs026ApoorvSrivastava