Gzip Tool For Mac

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I'm new to Mac OS X and am not sure how to do this:

I have three directories. I want to create a tar/zip file of them so that I can attach them to an email.

Any ideas?

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OSX ships with tar. From the Terminal, you can simply do this:

Replace archive_folder_name.tar.gz with whatever you want to call the newly created archive, and folder_to_copy with whatever is the name of the folder you want to archive.

TelemachusTelemachus

If you are looking for a GUI solution, simply use the compress command fron the contextual menu.

If you are interested in command-line solutions, several options are possible.

You may of course use the tar command.

But if you are sharing archives, some people may prefer a zip file, that you could create with the zip command

Christian LemerChristian Lemer
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Ok Ok. It's very funny & silly.

But I think I found the option.

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Right click on the folder that you want to compress.

Compress option is available.

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Well, other than GUI you can use console (or install some kind of compressing software like StuffixExpander or something like that if you don't like the default one or need more formats)

tar -cf archive.tar foo bar # Create archive.tar from files foo and bar.

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MikeMike

I downloaded guitar otherwise known as GUI tar, this allows you to use a gui to tar files instead of going into the terminal. To create a zip you can double press or right click the folder or file and press compress.

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Active2 years, 4 months ago

I'm new to Mac OS X and am not sure how to do this:

I have three directories. I want to create a tar/zip file of them so that I can attach them to an email.

Any ideas?

Gaff
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Sagar R. KothariGzip Tool For MacSagar R. Kothari
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5 Answers

OSX ships with tar. From the Terminal, you can simply do this:

Replace archive_folder_name.tar.gz with whatever you want to call the newly created archive, and folder_to_copy with whatever is the name of the folder you want to archive.

Mac
TelemachusTelemachus

If you are looking for a GUI solution, simply use the compress command fron the contextual menu.

If you are interested in command-line solutions, several options are possible.

You may of course use the tar command.

But if you are sharing archives, some people may prefer a zip file, that you could create with the zip command

Christian LemerChristian Lemer
5171 gold badge5 silver badges12 bronze badges

Ok Ok. It's very funny & silly.

But I think I found the option.

Right click on the folder that you want to compress.

Compress option is available.

Nifle
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Sagar R. KothariSagar R. Kothari
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Well, other than GUI you can use console (or install some kind of compressing software like StuffixExpander or something like that if you don't like the default one or need more formats)

tar -cf archive.tar foo bar # Create archive.tar from files foo and bar.

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MikeMike

I downloaded guitar otherwise known as GUI tar, this allows you to use a gui to tar files instead of going into the terminal. To create a zip you can double press or right click the folder or file and press compress.

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Lib101Lib101

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