make a zip file in linux 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: create a zip file in linux

Zipping a folder in linux
zip -r tecmint_files.zip tecmint_files

Unzipping a Zip file in linux
unzip tecmint_files.zip