zip -r myfile1.txt myfile2.txt The zip command can be used to combine the contents of multiple files into a single compressed file. The name of the zip file to use is the first argument and then the list of files to include. ..

To merge files into an encrypted ZIP file, use the following command: -e ..

The zip command not only keeps the files together but also reduces the size of the file being processed. These sample ZIP files are smaller than the two files combined. The “deflated” line in the output above shows how much smaller they are. ..

To encrypt a file, you must first add it to an encrypted ZIP file. The password used to encrypt the file must be maintained so that the contents can be extracted later. ..

To collect all the files in a directory and create a ZIP file of them, use the zip command: zip -r bin/*.zip ..