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A .zip file may be used when compressing multiple files in one.

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What Linux command is used to zip only a subdirectory?

In order to zip a subdirectory in Linux you would use the zip command with the recursive flag to specify that it should add all files under that directory into the zip file. The command would then be zip -r .zip .


How does a zip file work?

To work with the zip file first u have a software that which is used for compress and extracting of a zip file. once u get it its very easy to extract the zip file. just right click on the zip file u can see extract option click on this and in some minutes u'll get your normal file.


What does unzip mean?

A group of files compressed into one file using the "ZIP" algorithm is known as a zip file. This file can be read as a single file and is handy for sending or uploading said group of files as a single file. To unzip means the reversal of this process, the re-creation of individual, uncompressed, files and folders from a ZIP archive.You usually unzip a zip file when you receive a compressed file so the files function as they would in their normal uncompressed format.For example: You download a program you want to install, and the package is a zip file. You should firstly "unzip" or extract the files so you can run it properly.Note that ZIP and UNZIP are often used synonymous to compressing and archiving (ZIP) and decompressing and unpackaging (or: extracting) (UNZIP). However, ZIP (UNZIP) refer to just one representative of a whole range of algorithms used for the same purpose (that of combining multiple files into a compressed archive, and reversing that effect).


How you convert zip file to auc file?

You cannot convert a .ZIP file to a .AUC file. A .ZIP file is an archive, and .AUC is audio. However, if there is an .AUC file located inside the .ZIP file, then you can extract it using software or even Windows internal .ZIP handling. First try double-clicking the .ZIP file to see if it opens. If it does, then deal with the files the same as you would files in a regular Windows folder. If not, then download PKZip, 7Zip, Rar!, or other archiver that handles .ZIP files. After installing an archiver, the likely action is to right-click the file you want to unzip and select unzip.


What reduces a size of a file?

Compression (such as compressing it into a .zip or .rar file), but the file will have to be uncompressed again before it can be used.


What does the file extension zip stand for?

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How you would know that the torrent file is a zip file before download?

you can see the properties or txt file with that torrent


What file extension does a compressed file use?

The most common type is a zip file (.zip)Then there are:Rar (.rar)7zip (.7z)BZip2 (.bz2)GZip (.gz)Tar (.tar)


When was Zip - file format - created?

Zip - file format - was created in 1989.


What type of software is a zip file created from?

A zip file is a compressed archive and can be created with a variety of compression softwares. A zip file can be accessed and extracted within Windows without external software, but programs such as 7zip, WinZip and WinRAR are generally used to handle these files.


What extension is used to name a compressed file?

there are a few but the main ones are zip, rar and cab The answer that the A+ book is looking for is .zip.


How can you covert a ZIP file to a JAR file?

We can easily convert the zip file into jar file by using the converting software, named winzip.