This one is macOSnative only – for a GUI interface use /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility – for command line use: To extract gunzip archivename.gz DMG – macOS Only To compress tar -jcvf archive_2 folder_to_compress To extract tar -zxvf archive_ TAR.BZ2 – Cross PlatformĪ variation on TAR GZ but with better compression than both tar.gz and zip. To compress tar -zcvf archive_ folder_to_compress Second up is TAR, an old favorite on Unix/Linux – you add the GZ for the compression – compresses tighter than zip ds store files, use the “-X” option in the command so: zip -r -X archive_name.zip folder_to_compress TAR.GZ – Cross Platform If you want to make a zip without those invisible Mac resource files such as “_MACOSX” or “._Filename” and. To compress zip -r archive_name.zip folder_to_compress ZIP – Cross Platformįirst up is ZIP one of the most commonly used compression techniques used across all platforms Here are some built-in compression applications you can use including zip, tar, gz, bz2, gz and dmg. A compressed file which contains files and folders is generally referred to as an archive. The default command line application interface in macOS is the Terminal and is stored in /Applications/Utilities.įile and folder compression saves on file size and ensures the contents are captured and delivered or stored as one monolithic file. If your teacher has allowed submitting zip-files, the file will upload.Since macOS is based on Unix there are a number of ways to compress files and folders within the filing system using Unix based application code, below are a few options using the Terminal or command line interface (cli). You should select this zip-file to upload on the submission page. You then should see a zip-file with the same name as the folder you created appear. In the menu that appears choose Compress "folder name". If you're on a Mac or Macbook, right-click the folder (or hold down Ctrl while clicking the folder). If your teacher has allowed handing in zip-files, the file will upload. You should upload this zip-file on the submission page. If you're on a PC using Windows, right-click the folder and in the menu that appears you should select Send to and then under that menu select Compressed (zipped) folder.
There should be no other files in the folder (other than the files you want to submit). Put the files you want to submit in to the folder you created. The name of the folder will become the name of the zip-file. To create a zip-file, first create a folder. If your teacher has allowed it you can create a zip-file, that contains all the files you want to submit.
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