compressing and uncompressing folder

[knzzz]

Hi Team,

What a best method to compress a folder and extract it latter

Regards
Kanna

[hunter86_bg]

You can use 'gunzip/gzip' or 'bunzip2/bzip2' with default instalation.
If you need faster compression (multithreaded) , you can usse pbzip2 from epel.

For details, check the man page.

[knzzz]

I tried gzip of a folder , it doesnt not gzip the subfolder . So how to compress the folders and subfolders

[stevemowbray]

Use the -r option. I suggest you read the man page.