Compress file linux zip

ZIP is a compression and file packaging utility for Unix. Each file is stored in a single .zip {.zip-filename} file with the extension .zip.

• Zip is used to compress files to reduce file size and is also used as a file package utility.

  Zip is available in many operating systems like Unix, Linux, windows, etc.

• If you have limited bandwidth between two servers and want to transfer the files faster, then zip the files and transfer them.
• The zip program puts one or more compressed files into a single zip archive, along with information about the files (name, path, date, time of last modification, protection, and check information to verify file integrity).
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  An entire directory structure can be packed into a zip archive with a single command.

• Compression ratios of 2:1 to 3:1 is common for text files. zip has one compression method (deflation) and can also store files without compression.

  zip automatically chooses the better of the two for each file to be compressed. The program is useful for packaging a set of files for distribution, archiving fil

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