How do I zip & download files on an ubuntu server? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 7 years ago. Improve this question I have gotten SSH access into an EC2 instance of Ubuntu. I want to zip an entire folder, and download it to my … Read more

how to compress a files inside a shell script file?

I have seen a .sh file on execution in terminal it extracts some jar files inside the sh file, how to create such sh files? i could not open that sh file in normal gedit to check the content. Is there any way to do that? Answer Use shar for Shell Archives Create shell archives … Read more

openvpn optimizations for Low bandwidth (250mb a month)

I am using openwrt lede with a lte stick 250-300mb a month depending on the unit so preferably hitting 250 or lower would be better for the entire system these are the clients the server doesn’t have a cap like that it seems we are hitting about 10-20mb a day all that runs on it … Read more

tar -z is very slow [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 3 years ago. Improve this question I know this question has been asked before and I saw the recommendations on using pigz. … Read more

Is there a “smart” file compression utility that can apply different algorithms to different files? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question I’ve got a Linux server I can only connect to remotely. I want to backup it, but it’ll have to be over the … Read more

Tool to create pre-compressed [Brotli] files

I am trying to generate pre-compressed brotli files in designated directories… Whatever html, css and js files are there have to be compressed to brotli. I found a rust tool here – https://github.com/neosmart/static-compress Besides this, there’s also an option within W3TC WordPress plugin. However, despite brotli PHP module being loaded and available, W3TC is not … Read more

How to tar into a directory. [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: Can I extract a specific folder using tar to another folder? (2 answers) Closed 8 years ago. I would like to be able to tar all of my files so that when the are extracted they’re in a sub directory I have specified. For example if I have File1 … Read more

Good self-extracting compressor for software content [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question I often perform upgrades on my client servers via remote desktop. While it’s quite powerfull tool, when you want to transfer 100 MB … Read more