For windows 7zip is my absolute favorite. If i could get a 7zip GUI port for Linux i would be a very happy camper. Virus-free. www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Matthew Crews wrote: > If you're using Windows, might as well use the built in zip tools (pretty > much every version since XP? has them) > > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:34 PM James Mcphee wrote: > >> quick and dirty, java's jar is a zip format, so you can jar things up and >> they're in zip that most windows understands. the question i guess is what >> zip on windows are you using. >> >> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Matthew Crews >> wrote: >> >>> I like 7-zip personally. Not only does it support the command line, but >>> there are also GUI clients. Install details at www.7-zip.org >>> >>> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:14 PM Michael wrote: >>> >>>> I'm looking to get a job and one of the things they want is for us to >>>> be able to zip files before we send them. Now there is tar and all of those >>>> zip abilities but there windows centric so I zeed a windows zip thing. Is >>>> there a linux utility to do this or else what do you think I can do? I'll >>>> be compressing photos (if it makes a difference). >>>> After a little looking into this myself I found a discussion which says >>>> merely use 'zip -k'. Is there a better way to do this? >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> James McPhee >> jmcphe@gmail.com >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen