Zip multiple directories to seperate archives

PlymWS · 06-15-2007, 01:44 PM

I have about 200 directories that I need to zip up into seperate archives, with the zip file being named the same as the directory it contains. I will be doing this through an SSH client, not a GUI.

For example directory 1 to 1.zip, dir. 2 to 2.zip etc. etc.

I don't want to have to type in manually all the directory names. Can I get zip to do this from the command line ?

pixellany · 06-15-2007, 03:13 PM

For a directory (and contents), don't you have to use tar first?---i.e. I am not sure you can zip a directory.

Tar will combine things into an archive AND do the compression--all in one commands. It will accept multiple source names.

Depending on where all the directories are, it could be quite simple--eg if all in one place:

(Pseudo-Code)
for i in `ls -l|grep '^d'` do
awk something to get the filename
tar czvf $filename $filename_xxx (where xxx is some tag to add to each filename)
done

maroonbaboon · 06-15-2007, 09:51 PM

Make a directory (say /zipdir) to hold the zip files. Assuming you are in a directory that contains the directories you want to zip, and nothing else, then

for i in * ; do zip -r /zipdir/$i.zip $i ; done

should do it.

PlymWS · 06-16-2007, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maroonbaboon

Make a directory (say /zipdir) to hold the zip files. Assuming you are in a directory that contains the directories you want to zip, and nothing else, then

for i in * ; do zip -r /zipdir/$i.zip $i ; done

should do it.

That worked perfectly. Thanks very much !