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    Smile Zip files in telnet

    How can i zip a file using telnet (Connected to a solaris or aix box)


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    Re: Zip files in telnet

    Use tar or gzip.

    For gzip, format is gzip filename
    For unzipping you can use gunzip filename

    Winzip can handle both .tar files as well as .gzip files.

    For tar, you can get the inormation below.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(file_format)
    http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/

    Happi "zipping"!

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