zip

Function

The zip command compresses a file.

Format

zip source-filename destination-filename

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
source-filename	Specifies the name of a source file to be compressed.	The value is a string of 1 to 160 case-insensitive characters without spaces in the format [ drive ] [ path ] filename. If the string is enclosed in double quotation marks (" "), the string can contain spaces. If the value is a file name, the value is a string of 1 to 64 characters. In the preceding parameter, drive specifies the storage device name, and path specifies the directory and subdirectory. You are advised to add : and / between the storage device name and directory. The directory name cannot contain the following characters: ~ * / \ : ' "
destination-filename	Specifies the name of a destination file that is compressed.	The value is a string of 1 to 160 case-insensitive characters without spaces in the format [ drive ] [ path ] filename. If the string is enclosed in double quotation marks (" "), the string can contain spaces. If the value is a file name, the value is a string of 1 to 64 characters. In the preceding parameter, drive specifies the storage device name, and path specifies the directory and subdirectory. You are advised to add : and / between the storage device name and directory. The directory name cannot contain the following characters: ~ * / \ : ' "

Parameter

Description

Value

source-filename

Specifies the name of a source file to be compressed.

The value is a string of 1 to 160 case-insensitive characters without spaces in the format [ drive ] [ path ] filename. If the string is enclosed in double quotation marks (" "), the string can contain spaces. If the value is a file name, the value is a string of 1 to 64 characters.

In the preceding parameter, drive specifies the storage device name, and path specifies the directory and subdirectory.

You are advised to add : and / between the storage device name and directory. The directory name cannot contain the following characters: ~ * / \ : ' "

destination-filename

Specifies the name of a destination file that is compressed.

In the preceding parameter, drive specifies the storage device name, and path specifies the directory and subdirectory.

You are advised to add : and / between the storage device name and directory. The directory name cannot contain the following characters: ~ * / \ : ' "

Views

User view

Default Level

3: Management level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

The following describes the drive name.

drive is the storage device and is named as flash:.
If devices are stacked, drive can be named as:
- flash: root directory of the flash memory of the master switch in the stack.
- chassis ID#flash: root directory of the flash memory on a device in the stack.
For example, slot2#flash: indicates the flash memory in slot 2.

The path can be an absolute path or relative path. A relative path can be designated relative to either the root directory or the current working directory. A relative path beginning with a slash (/) is a path relative to the root directory.

flash:/my/test/ is an absolute path.
/selftest/ is a path relative to the root directory and indicates the selftest directory in the root directory.
selftest/ is a path relative to the current working directory and indicates the selftest directory in the current working directory.

Precautions

If the destination file path is specified while the file name is not specified, the designation file name is the same as the source file name.
The source file persists after being compressed.
Directories cannot be compressed.

Example

# Compress file log.txt that is stored in the root directory and save it to the test directory as file log.zip.

<HUAWEI> dir
Directory of flash:/

  Idx  Attr     Size(Byte)  Date        Time       FileName
    0  -rw-            155  Dec 02 2011 01:28:48   log.txt
    1  -rw-          9,870  Oct 01 2011 00:22:46   patch.pat
    2  drw-              -  Mar 22 2012 00:00:48   test
    3  -rw-            836  Dec 22 2011 16:55:46   rr.dat
...

65,233 KB total (7,289 KB free)
<HUAWEI> zip log.txt flash:/test/log.zip
Compress flash:/log.txt to flash:/test/log.zip?[Y/N]:y
100%  complete
%Compressed file flash:/log.txt to flash:/test/log.zip.
<HUAWEI> cd test 
<HUAWEI> dir 
Directory of flash:/test/

  Idx  Attr     Size(Byte)  Date        Time       FileName
    0  -rw-            836  Mar 20 2012 19:49:14   test
    1  -rw-            239  Mar 22 2012 20:57:38   test.txt
    2  -rw-          1,056  Dec 02 2011 01:28:48   log.txt
    3  -rw-            240  Mar 22 2012 21:23:46   log.zip

65,233 KB total (7,288 KB free)