The zip command lets you compress files to preserve them or back them up, and you can require a password to extract the contents of a zip file.

This is particularly useful when you want to compress multiple directories and their contents at once . Conclusion Mastering the Linux zip command is a useful skill for anyone working with Unix-based ...

Together, we're going to zip and unzip a file on Linux. I'll show you first how to do it from the command line and then using the GNOME File Manager GUI.

All the commands in this how-to will work on most Linux machines. We’ve used an Ubuntu LTS install but you could run this how-to on a Raspberry Pi. All of the how-to is performed via the Terminal.

If you administer multiple Linux servers, Jack Wallen has an easy script you can use to run commands on all of those servers at once.

Need help accessing your files without a web browser? Linux has a few solutions you can access right from the command line.