How to zip a file using cmd line?

Question

I want to zip a directory using bat file command.

For example if i want to unzip a file means i can use jar xf file.zip bat file command.

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Answer 1

Not exactly zipping, but you can compact files in Windows with the compact command:

compact /c /s:

And to uncompress:

compact /u /s:

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NOTE: These commands only mark/unmark files or directories as compressed in the file system. They do not produces any kind of archive (like zip, 7zip, rar, etc.)