To ZIP a folder via SSH (Secure Shell) log in to your server and at the command line type:
# zip -r myarchive.zip myfolder
This will create a ZIP archive of all files and sub directories
- -r (This tells the server to include all files and sub directories)
- archive.zip (The name of the zip file you want to create)
- myfolder (The folder name you are targetting or use * if you are currently in the folder.)
To UNZIP an archive type:
# unzip myarchive.zip
- myarchive.zip (The name of the archive you are extracting)