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Old December 8th, 2007, 04:34 PM
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How to write a script to zip files or directories?

hi. i need help on writing a script to zip up files or directories.

i need to write a script to copy a folder to a temporary folder and then zip it up using the zip -r foldrname command. but how do i put this in a script.

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You can determine the commands you need to execute (and their order) then save each of those commands to a file. Pass that file to the proper interpreter (or shell) and presto.
Seems as though you have the commands already, the rest should be easy.
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