compressing a directory with zip utility

ahmedb72 · 07-04-2007, 05:49 AM

Hi all,
zip utility behaves differently from jar utility when compressing directory.

Code:

ahmed~>jar -cvf myvideos.jar videos/
added manifest
adding: videos/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: videos/vd/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: videos/vd/exhibition.avi(in = 10485760) (out= 10203)(deflated 99%)
adding: videos/vd/opening.avi(in = 13631488) (out= 13263)(deflated 99%)
adding: videos/vd/happyfaces.mp4(in = 5242880) (out= 5110)(deflated 99%)
ahmed~>zip myvideos.zip videos/
  adding: videos/ (stored 0%)
ahmed~>

How can I make the zip utility compress a directory with its contents?

scoban · 07-04-2007, 07:46 AM

Try with -r option:

Code:

zip -r z.zip x/

kool_kid · 07-04-2007, 09:25 AM

try gui to compress