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• Operating system: Unix-based (including macOS and Linux)
• Date: June 2, 2022

zip compression

This is how you zip a directory using the terminal:

*zip -r OUTPUT.zip INPUT*

Where:

• OUTPUT: Name of the output file (it can be a path)
• INPUT: Name of the input directory (it can be a path)

gzip compression

For gzip compression:

*[tar -pvczf OUTPUT.tar.gz](<http://snipplr.com/view/7144/>) INPUT*

Where:

• OUTPUT: Name of the output file (it can be a path)
• INPUT: Name of the input directory (it can be a path)