If you want to zip a file or a directory while being on a Bash Shell on Terminal, you can make use of the zip command.
Before taking a look at how to use this command, make sure that the zip package is available on your OS - Ubuntu/macOS/Linux. It is common that it is not available if you use an image on Docker Container.
# zip
bash: zip: command not found
Installing zip package:
# apt install zip
....
Preparing to unpack .../unzip_6.0-26ubuntu3.1_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking unzip (6.0-26ubuntu3.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package zip.
Preparing to unpack .../zip_3.0-12build2_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking zip (3.0-12build2) ...
Setting up unzip (6.0-26ubuntu3.1) ...
Setting up zip (3.0-12build2) ...
Now let's try to zip a file.
# zip data.zip data.txt
adding: data.txt (deflated 13%)
![Zip a file using bash command Zip a file using bash command](https://code2care.org/linux/bash-command-to-zip-a-file-or-directory/images/Zip a file using bash command.jpg)
Now let's try to zip a directory. Make sure to add -r flag to zip files within the directory recursively.
# zip -r all_reports.zip reports/
updating: reports/ (stored 0%)
adding: reports/report_2023.csv (deflated 36%)
adding: reports/report_2022.csv (deflated 54%)
adding: reports/report_2021.csv (deflated 55%)
![How to zip a directory using bach command How to zip a directory using bach command](https://code2care.org/linux/bash-command-to-zip-a-file-or-directory/images/How to zip a directory using bach command.jpg)
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