how to zip files in linux terminal code example

Example 1: linux zip a directory

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

Example 2: create zip file terminal linux

$ zip -r tecmint_files.zip tecmint_files

Example 3: how to create a zip in ubuntu

zip -r 19ucs026ApoorvSrivastava.zip 19ucs026ApoorvSrivastava