Zipping Commands Cheat Sheet (WIP)

Linux

Tar

    
      # Create a tar archive:
      tar -cf archive.tar file1 file2 directory
      
      # Extract files from a tar archive:
      tar -xf archive.tar
      
      # List files in a tar archive:
      tar -tf archive.tar
      
      # Extract files from a specific directory in a tar archive:
      tar -xf archive.tar -C destination_directory
      
      # Create a tar archive with compression:
      tar -czf archive.tar.gz file1 file2 directory
    
  

Gzip

    
      # Compress a file:
      gzip file
      
      # Decompress a file:
      gzip -d file.gz
      
      # Keep the original file when compressing:
      gzip -k file
      
      # Compress a file with maximum compression level:
      gzip -9 file
    
  

Windows

Compress-Archive

    
      # Create a zip archive:
      powershell Compress-Archive -Path file1,file2,directory -DestinationPath archive.zip
      
      # Extract files from a zip archive:
      powershell Expand-Archive -Path archive.zip -DestinationPath destination_directory
    
  

7-Zip

    
      # Create a zip archive:
      7z a archive.zip file1 file2 directory
      
      # Extract files from a zip archive:
      7z x archive.zip