how to gzip directory?

The following command is needed to compress a file.

The file will be saved as a.gz file.

To expand a compressed file.

The file name is deleted and replaced with a new one.

If you exchange files with non-Linux users, you may want to zip them. Red Hat Linux can open zip or gZIP files, but non-Linux operating systems may have problems.

To compress a file with zip, use the following.

In this example, the file you created and the ones you want to put into a new file are represented by the same thing.