Windows 2003 zip from command line

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Can you zip a file from the command prompt using ONLY Windows' built-in capability to zip files?

Is there a way to zip a file (or group of files) from the command line using Windows 2003? I'd prefer to use built-in commands if possible.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '09 at 18:26

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I'm not sure it's possible to do it from the command line using only built-in commands. But you can use 7-Zip from the command line; the great thing about 7-Zip is that it's free and open-source.

Here's a quick tutorial on using the 7-Zip CLI. Hope this helps you out!

answered Sep 03 '09 at 18:26

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I'm a fan of 7-zip. Annoying that I need a 3rd party tool to do what Windows can do natively via UI. – user2367 Sep 05 '09 at 04:30
It's strange indeed. But the Windows zip functionality is not great. It's incredibly slow to archive or unarchive something using the built in tools (from what I remember, it's an order of magnitude slower compared to WinRar or 7-Zip). – alex Sep 05 '09 at 06:24
How to set "version to extract"? Default is 2.0, But I want to set it to 1.0 – Dr.jacky Nov 27 '16 at 07:40

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:16

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Actually, it can be done with built-in Windows commands (much to my surprise, I had pretty much concluded the same as Molly7244).

A very tricky (but perfectly workable) method is described in this other question:

Can you zip a file from the command prompt using ONLY Windows' built-in capability to zip files?

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:16

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answered Mar 14 '12 at 03:33

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 24 '13 at 22:44

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Using zip and unzip on the Windows command line

And no, you can't use the 'integrated' Windows ZIP functionality from the commandline.

edited Aug 24 '13 at 22:44

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answered Sep 03 '09 at 19:41

Windows 2003 zip from command line

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