How i can Zip a folder using DOS shell?

[amanyasin]

sir
i want to zip a folder on DOS shell usig dos commands.
i think u understand my question. as we can copy files or folders by using dos commands like we can zip a folder?
please help me.
thanks

 

[Castor66]

If you have winzip installed you can download the wzzip commandline utility to do the zipping. If you want to be cheap you can use the compress & expand programs from Microsoft to do the same thing.

 

[captaincrunch00]

I use PKZip for command line zipping.

 

[aftertaf]

get hold of pkzip dos version...

presuming it is in c:\ and the folder is called zipme...
:
c:\pkzip -expr c:\nameofzipfile c:\zipme\*.*

Aftertaf (david)
MCSA 2003

 

[aco636]

ACO
You can also get another tool pkzipc which handles bigger files and has more options available.

Go to pkware site
Regards ACO