linux zip a folder code example

Example 1: linux zip a directory

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

Example 2: linux tar zip folder

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

Example 3: zip entire directory ubuntu

zip -r compressed_filename.zip foldername

Example 4: create zip file ubuntu

zip -r output_file.zip file1 folder1

Example 5: how to create a zip in ubuntu

zip -r 19ucs026ApoorvSrivastava.zip 19ucs026ApoorvSrivastava