The zip command lets you compress files to preserve them or back them up, and you can require a password to extract the contents of a zip file.

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of zipping and unzipping files in Linux from both the command line and the GUI.

All the commands in this how-to will work on most Linux machines. We’ve used an Ubuntu LTS install but you could run this how-to on a Raspberry Pi. All of the how-to is performed via the Terminal.

This is particularly useful when you want to compress multiple directories and their contents at once . Conclusion Mastering the Linux zip command is a useful skill for anyone working with Unix-based ...

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