I have a text file that won't zip. I can get it to compress but I need it zipped. Do you ever feel like you're missing the simple answer? Anyway, it keeps telling me there is nothing to do. What am I missing?
> ll dirlst*
-rw-rw-rw- 1747101 Jun 11 10:05 dirlst1
-rw-rw-rw- 1747101 Jun 11 10:05 dirlst2.txt
> compress dirlst1
> ll dirlst*
-rw-rw-rw- 564238 Jun 11 10:05 dirlst1.Z
-rw-rw-rw- 1747101 Jun 11 10:05 dirlst2.txt
> zip -k -n dirlst2.txt dirlst2.zip
zip error: Nothing to do! (dirlst2.zip)
-Bobby
bwgunn@icqmail.com
> ll dirlst*
-rw-rw-rw- 1747101 Jun 11 10:05 dirlst1
-rw-rw-rw- 1747101 Jun 11 10:05 dirlst2.txt
> compress dirlst1
> ll dirlst*
-rw-rw-rw- 564238 Jun 11 10:05 dirlst1.Z
-rw-rw-rw- 1747101 Jun 11 10:05 dirlst2.txt
> zip -k -n dirlst2.txt dirlst2.zip
zip error: Nothing to do! (dirlst2.zip)
-Bobby
bwgunn@icqmail.com