Let’s consider a case where you have limited disk space available in your database server. In addition, you need a database backup quickly. However, you estimate that, the space available in the server for the backup is not enough.
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Zip a File or a Folder in Linux CLI
I often require to compress large files or folder to port between servers and often find myself wondering the commands compress them. I usually use “zip” command command to accomplish my task. Option “-9” is used for best compression. This compression is compatible with Microsoft Windows too.
To zip a folder:
zip -9 -r <zip file> <folder name>
To zip a single file:
zip -9 <zip file> <filename>