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How to add file inside folder of a zip

How do I add a file/folder in a zip file that isn't in the root folder? For example in test.zip\parent test folder\folder1 and I want to add test1.txt inside the \folder1 of the zip file? I am using ...
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Create multiple compressed folders in Linux

I need using 7zip for create multiple compressed folders in Linux. Same case as here (But this guide is only for Windows): https://www.wikihow.com/Use-7Zip-to-Create-Multiple-Compressed-Folders-in-One-...
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How to join splitted files from Linux on Windows

So i splitted up a huge file from my Ubuntu Machine (via the split command) into 2GB Chunks so i can download them easier. Now i have them laying on my Network Share and i can't seem to figure out, ...
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How do you prevent lynx from unzipping files?

Lynx has this bizarre behaviour where it (randomly!) decides that a file is a zip file, and then automatically unzips it. This is extremely frustrating: it means it's no longer acting as a web browser ...
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Zip file corrupted after SSH file transfer

I'm trying to zip up some files on my Windows laptop, then transfer them to my Ubuntu server, and unzip them there, but I always get an error while unzipping the archive telling me that the archive is ...
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Can't install zip on ubuntu

I'm trying to install the zip package on my ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS server, but when I run the command apt-get install zip I get the following output The following packages have unmet dependencies: linux-...
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While trying to see the content of a zipped file, I only get information about the zipping process

In Ubuntu, installed on Windows Subsystem for Linux, I want to see the content of a zip file, using gzip --list. I expected to see a list of included files like this: FileName ratio File1 ...
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ubuntu: How to zip a directory in ubuntu by excluding some subdirectories from command line

Added from SO as off topic, however there is no answer in here I want to zip a directory by excluding some unwanted subdirectories. I have tried : zip -r test.zip * -x 'test1/' 'test2/' and zip -r ...
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How do I update a Web software package from a ZIP file from the command line?

I have a Web software package installed on my Linux server. I've downloaded an update in a ZIP file, and I want to overwrite only what's changed. (For example, all the core files should be replaced, ...
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Zip only contents of directory using absolute path

A lot of solutions to zipping the contents of a folder, Excluding the folder, look like this: zip -r contents.zip * But I need to do this WITHOUT cd'ing into the directory, I want to use an absolute ...
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Unziping multiple ziped and rename automatically files with same name if needed

I have a bunch of Ziped files in a folder, and i would like to unzip all, ut automatically rename folders or files with the same name, example: In ZIP_folder_1.zip and ZIP_folder_2.zip i have one ...
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How to unzip multiple ziped files and rename automatically if needed

I have a bunch of Ziped files in a folder, and i would like to unzip all with: unzip ZIP/*.zip But automatically rename folders or files with the same name, example: In ZIP_folder_1.zip and ...
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Check if zip file is damaged [duplicate]

How can I check whether a zip file is damaged? I know that with zip -F input.zip --out output.zip I can fix the file. But I could not find an option that only checks the file CRC. I'm using Ubuntu 12....
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Merging 2 zip files

I have 2 zip files: file1.zip file2.zip I want to compare the two zip files and then only extract the files missing in file2.zip (directory structure intact) so that I can merge them in. ...
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How do I unzip a file with PPMd compression: I have the error "PPMd method not supported"

Ubuntu/Windows 7 user here, I have a zip file that I am trying to extract. In windows I get an error. In Ubuntu, the archive manager I get a "PPMd method is not supported" I read about 'e', a ...
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