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Zip Command: Archive With Specific Compression Level
Use for archive with specific compression level with Zip. Exact CLI syntax to archive with specific compression level using Zip.
When to use this: Use for archive with specific compression level with Zip.
Command Syntax
zip -r -<0..9> <path/to/compressed.zip> <path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...>zip -r -<0..9> <path/to/compressed.zip> <path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...>Command Breakdown
-r- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-<0..9>- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
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Purpose: Exact syntax to archive with specific compression level using Zip.
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