Windows Compact Command Create Zip
I don't think there is a command line for ZIP files built in to Windows (Other than compress in Server 2003 Resource Kit). You'd have to use a third party. Everybody loves 7zip! I'm trying to Zip a file through the command line for an SSIS package. I know 7-Zip is a great open source tool to use, but the server I will be deploying too does not have 7-Zip. The only tools I have are the Windows Compress.exe and Compact.exe. However when trying this it seems to create invalid/corrupt zip. I want to use the default Windows compression utililty for compressing a directory in a batch file. Currently I am using the following command, but it's not working. COMPACT /C /S source destination How do I use this from a batch file? Currently, I am doing the same using 7-Zip, but I need to do the same with compact.exe. START 'Compressing Backup.
In the past it was not possible to create Zip files and Unzip archives in Windows without installing third-party programs like WinZip and 7-Zip.
But now Windows has a built-in capability to Zip files and folders and Unzip archives from the command line using PowerShell.
Starting from Windows 8 with PowerShell 3.0 and .NET Framework 4.5 installed by default, it is possible to use a kind of zip and unzip commands from the command line.
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Zip/Unzip From The Command Line In Windows
Depending on the version of PowerShell there are different ways to Zip files and folders and Unzip archives in Windows from the command line.
To determine a version of PowerShell on your machine, execute:
PowerShell 5.0 (Windows 10) and greater
Starting from PowerShell 5.0 (Windows 10), it is possible to Zip files and folders and Unzip archives in Windows using Compress-Archive and Expand-Archive PowerShell commands.
Zip a file or a folder from the command line in Windows:
Zip all files in a folder:
Unzip an archive from the command line in Windows:
PowerShell 3.0 (Windows 8) and greater
Starting from PowerShell 3.0 (Windows 8), it is possible to Zip folders and Unzip archives in Windows from the command line using the special methods in PowerShell.
Windows Zip Command
Zip all files in a folder from the command line in Windows:
Windows Server 2012 Zip Command Line
Unzip an archive from the command line in Windows: