zipping files

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi,

Is there any difference if files are individually zipped and archived in a directory or if files are moved into archiving directory and zipping that directory.

2

I'm confused.

What you probably want to do.

  1. tar the whole directory
tar cvf mytarball.tar  ./mydirectory
  1. zip the tar file
gzip mytarball.tar
#  gives a final product: mytarball.tar.gz

This way you do not lose the directory itself.

3

Thanks jim mcnamara,

The point is from space point of view,

  1. Zipping the individual files and moving them into a directory and zipping the whole directory directory again
    and
  2. Move all the files into a directory and zip the directory once

both are same?

If we zip the files first, move them into a directory and zip the directory again will save the space than the second one?

4

To zip the directory with all zipped files will use more space than zip the directory directly.