Syntax:
zip [OPTIONS] archive_name.zip file1 file2 ...
Options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-r |
Recursively add directories |
-q |
Quiet mode |
-9 |
Maximum compression |
-e |
Encrypt archive with password |
Examples:
zip files.zip file1.txt file2.txt
zip -r archive.zip folder/
zip -9 logs.zip *.log
zip -e secret.zip secrets.txt
Syntax:
unzip [OPTIONS] archive.zip
Options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-l |
List contents of ZIP |
-d |
Specify output directory |
-o |
Overwrite existing files |
-n |
Never overwrite existing files |
Examples:
unzip archive.zip
unzip -l archive.zip
unzip -d output/ files.zip
unzip -o files.zip
Syntax:
tar [OPTIONS] archive.tar [FILES...]
Options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-c |
Create a new archive |
-x |
Extract an archive |
-v |
Verbose output |
-f |
Use archive file |
-z |
Compress with gzip (.tar.gz) |
-j |
Compress with bzip2 (.tar.bz2) |
-C |
Change to directory before extracting |
Examples:
tar -cvf archive.tar file1 file2
tar -czvf archive.tar.gz folder/
tar -xvf archive.tar
tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz -C /output/