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Linux zip Command

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Linux zip Command

The Linux zip command is used to compress files.

zip is a widely used compression program, and the compressed file has the extension .zip.

Unlike gzip or bzip2, zip can compress multiple files or entire directories while preserving the directory structure.

zip is also widely supported across platforms (such as Windows, macOS).

Syntax

zip  output.zip file1 file2 ...

• output.zip: The name of the generated compressed file.
• file1 file2 ...: Files or directories to compress.

Options parameters:

• -r: Recursively compress directories and all files in subdirectories.
• -e: Set password protection for the compressed file.
• -q: Quiet mode, does not display compression process.
• -v: Display detailed compression process.
• -x: Exclude certain files or directories from compression.
• -m: Delete original files after compression.
• -0 to -9: Specify compression level, -0 means store without compression, -9 means highest compression ratio, default is -6.

Examples