How to Zip and Unzip Directories on Linux

If you’re wondering how to compress and decompress files and directories in Linux, look no further. This video covers basic zip and unzip commands on Linux.

zip -r zipdir_you_are_creating.zip Directory_to_Zip/
unzip zipfile.zip

1:08 File/Directory Setup
1:33 Short explanation of what a ‘tarbomb’ is — don’t do this!
2:12 Archiving vs. Compression
2:37 Overhead in FTP and other protocols can be a great reason for creating archives
2:58 Zip command for archiving/compression
4:31 Unzip command for the inverse operation

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