How to compress directories?

[leereg_5]

I want to compress serveral directories(with all the files and directories under them included). How to perform the task in one shell command?


Thanks a lot!

[Laurent Paumier · Accepted solution]

Use tar/gzip :

# tar cf - dir1 dir2 ... | gzip -9 > archive.tar.gz

[Shahul]

Hi

U can use compressdir for this.
example

#compressdir /user

Now all files and subdirectories under /user will be compressed.

Shahul

[Shahul]

Hi

I forgot to add this. U can uncompress this either by uncompressdir or by gunzip command.

Like this

#uncompressdir /user

or

#gunzip -r /user

Shahul