zip a folder ubuntu command line code example

Example 1: linux zip a directory

zip -r filename.zip /path/to/folder1

Example 2: zip entire directory ubuntu

zip -r compressed_filename.zip foldername

Example 3: where to find the zipped folder from google drive in ubuntu

$ wget --no-check-certificate 'https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILEID' -O FILENAME