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7za Command: Archive A File Or Directory
An engineer would use the 7za command to create a compressed archive of a large project folder or file before transferring it for backup or version control purposes. Exact CLI syntax to archive a file or directory using 7za.
When to use this: An engineer would use the 7za command to create a compressed archive of a large project folder or file before transferring it for backup or version control purposes.
Command Syntax
7za a <path/to/archive.7z> <path/to/file_or_directory>7za a <path/to/archive.7z> <path/to/file_or_directory>Command Breakdown
7za is the base executable for this command.
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Purpose: Exact syntax to archive a file or directory using 7za.
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