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| ===== Working with .zip Files ===== | ===== Working with .zip Files ===== |
| | A zip file is usually multiple files or even multiple files and "folders" (directories) that have been lumped together into a single file, usually having first been compressed to require less "space" (fewer bits). They are convenient in our courses for: providing you with multiple files (and/or folders) of code, receiving multiple files (and/or folders from you). |
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| | Putting files and /or folders on your current machine into a zip file is usually called "compressing" or "zipping" them. |
| | Getting the files and/or folder out of a zip file is called "extracting" or "unzipping" (less commonly, "decompressing") them. |
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| | It is possible to compress/extract zip files on the command line, but the most common window managers for all operating systems support these actions via a graphical user interface. Follow the appropriate links below for steps to help you. |
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| - [[student:zip:creating | Creating ]] | - [[student:zip:creating | Creating ]] |
| | - [[student:zip:emailing | Sending by Email ]] |
| | - [[student:zip:extracting | Opening ("extracting") ]] |
