Linux guys need the compresing a folder command

[Sony]

I want to make folder Pics to become Pics.zip.

Totally forgot how to do it, please help.

[FrankWhite]

tar -zcvf file.tgz dir


or



zip -r zipfile.zip dir/*

[Sony]

Originally posted by Doomed
tar -zcvf file.tgz dir


or



zip -r zipfile.zip dir/*

zip -r zipfile.zip dir/* not working

[MickeyG]

like he said - tar -zcvf file.tgz dir

[Sony]

Originally posted by MickeyG
like he said - tar -zcvf file.tgz dir

I want to make it .zip

[X37375787]

use the tar/gzip command and unextract it using winrar under windows.