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

You can use the following command:

zip -r nameoffile.zip directory

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

ZIP FILE via Cross-platform Java without manifest and META-INF folder:

jar -cMf {yourfile.zip} {yourfolder}

Answer 3

If you are using Ubuntu Linux:

1. Install zip

   sudo apt-get install zip
   

2. Zip your folder:

   zip -r {filename.zip} {foldername}
   

If you are using Microsoft Windows:

Windows does not come with a command-line zip program, despite Windows Explorer natively supporting Zip files since the Plus! pack for Windows 98.

I recommend the open-source 7-Zip utility which includes a command-line executable and supports many different archive file types, especially its own *.7z format which offers superior compression ratios to traditional (PKZIP) *.zip files:

1. Download 7-Zip from the 7-Zip home page

2. Add the path to 7z.exe to your PATH environment variable. See this QA: How to set the path and environment variables in Windows

3. Open a new command-prompt window and use this command to create a PKZIP *.zip file:

   7z a -tzip {yourfile.zip} {yourfolder}
   

Cross-platform Java:

If you have the Java JDK installed then you can use the jar utility to create Zip files, as *.jar files are essentially just renamed *.zip (PKZIP) files:

jar -cfM {yourfile.zip} {yourfolder}

Explanation: * -c compress * -f specify filename * -M do not include a MANIFEST file

Answer 4

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

compact /c /s:<directory or file>

And to uncompress:

compact /u /s:<directory or file>

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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.)

Answer 5

Yes, we can zip and unzip the file/folder using cmd. See the below command and simply you can copy past in cmd and change the directory and file name

To Zip/Compress File
powershell Compress-Archive D:\Build\FolderName D:\Build\FolderName.zip

To Unzip/Expand File
powershell expand-archive D:\Build\FileName.zip D:\deployments\FileName

Answer 6

The zip Package should be installed in system.

To Zip a File

zip <filename.zip> <file>

Example:

zip doc.zip doc.txt 

To Unzip a File

unzip <filename.zip>

Example:

unzip mydata.zip