my-docs/Linux/Basic Administration/10-zip.md

🗜️ ZIP Compression Cheatsheet

The zip command is a widely used tool for compressing files and folders into a .zip archive. It is cross-platform and supports features like encryption and customizable compression levels.

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📦 Basic Syntax

zip [options] archive.zip files

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🔧 Create a ZIP Archive

zip archive.zip file1 file2

• Compresses file1 and file2 into archive.zip

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📈 Maximum Compression

zip -9 archive.zip file1 file2

• -9: Use maximum compression (slower, but smaller file size)

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🔐 Create a Password-Protected ZIP

zip -e archive.zip file1 file2

• -e: Prompts for password encryption on the archive

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📋 List Files in a ZIP Archive

unzip -l archive.zip

• -l: Lists contents of the ZIP without extracting

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📂 Extract ZIP Archive

unzip archive.zip

• Extracts contents into the current directory

📁 Extract to Custom Directory

unzip archive.zip -d <custom-dir>

• -d <custom-dir>: Extracts files into the specified folder