Zip/Tar file compressed to larger size?
I have 4 files that I want to include them in a .zip file.
drwxr-xr-x 7 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:21 CSharp
drwxr-xr-x 11 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-games
drwxr-xr-x 8 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-music
drwxr-xr-x 4 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:18 Test
As you can see in total they size 32K.
After
I am creating the zip using the command bellow:
zip -r myfiles.zip *
The file was created successfully but now its size is 20M, as you can see bellow!
drwxr-xr-x 7 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:21 CSharp
drwxr-xr-x 11 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-games
drwxr-xr-x 8 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-music
-rw-rw-r-- 1 skemelio themelis 20M Απρ 4 02:00 myfiles.zip
drwxr-xr-x 4 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:18 Test
What I've done wrong?
ps: Same thing (same size) happened when I try to create a .tar using tar cvf myfiles.tar *.
tar zip compression
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I have 4 files that I want to include them in a .zip file.
drwxr-xr-x 7 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:21 CSharp
drwxr-xr-x 11 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-games
drwxr-xr-x 8 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-music
drwxr-xr-x 4 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:18 Test
As you can see in total they size 32K.
After
I am creating the zip using the command bellow:
zip -r myfiles.zip *
The file was created successfully but now its size is 20M, as you can see bellow!
drwxr-xr-x 7 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:21 CSharp
drwxr-xr-x 11 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-games
drwxr-xr-x 8 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-music
-rw-rw-r-- 1 skemelio themelis 20M Απρ 4 02:00 myfiles.zip
drwxr-xr-x 4 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:18 Test
What I've done wrong?
ps: Same thing (same size) happened when I try to create a .tar using tar cvf myfiles.tar *.
tar zip compression
edited 3 hours ago
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asked 5 hours ago
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A individual directory always shows the 4k size when viewed withls- what you want to use to check before isdu- ie,du -sh *
– ivanivan
5 hours ago
1
Ok I had no idea why this happens but you are right. Why don't you make it an answer?
– Themelis
5 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
– Fabby
4 hours ago
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I have 4 files that I want to include them in a .zip file.
drwxr-xr-x 7 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:21 CSharp
drwxr-xr-x 11 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-games
drwxr-xr-x 8 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-music
drwxr-xr-x 4 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:18 Test
As you can see in total they size 32K.
After
I am creating the zip using the command bellow:
zip -r myfiles.zip *
The file was created successfully but now its size is 20M, as you can see bellow!
drwxr-xr-x 7 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:21 CSharp
drwxr-xr-x 11 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-games
drwxr-xr-x 8 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-music
-rw-rw-r-- 1 skemelio themelis 20M Απρ 4 02:00 myfiles.zip
drwxr-xr-x 4 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:18 Test
What I've done wrong?
ps: Same thing (same size) happened when I try to create a .tar using tar cvf myfiles.tar *.
tar zip compression
edited 3 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked 5 hours ago
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I have 4 files that I want to include them in a .zip file.
drwxr-xr-x 7 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:21 CSharp
drwxr-xr-x 11 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-games
drwxr-xr-x 8 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-music
drwxr-xr-x 4 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:18 Test
As you can see in total they size 32K.
After
I am creating the zip using the command bellow:
zip -r myfiles.zip *
The file was created successfully but now its size is 20M, as you can see bellow!
drwxr-xr-x 7 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:21 CSharp
drwxr-xr-x 11 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-games
drwxr-xr-x 8 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:17 gnome-music
-rw-rw-r-- 1 skemelio themelis 20M Απρ 4 02:00 myfiles.zip
drwxr-xr-x 4 skemelio themelis 4,0K Οκτ 18 00:18 Test
What I've done wrong?
ps: Same thing (same size) happened when I try to create a .tar using tar cvf myfiles.tar *.
tar zip compression
tar zip compression
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A individual directory always shows the 4k size when viewed withls- what you want to use to check before isdu- ie,du -sh *
– ivanivan
5 hours ago
1
Ok I had no idea why this happens but you are right. Why don't you make it an answer?
– Themelis
5 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
– Fabby
4 hours ago
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1
A individual directory always shows the 4k size when viewed withls- what you want to use to check before isdu- ie,du -sh *
– ivanivan
5 hours ago
1
Ok I had no idea why this happens but you are right. Why don't you make it an answer?
– Themelis
5 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
– Fabby
4 hours ago
1
1
A individual directory always shows the 4k size when viewed with
ls - what you want to use to check before is du - ie, du -sh *– ivanivan
5 hours ago
A individual directory always shows the 4k size when viewed with
ls - what you want to use to check before is du - ie, du -sh *– ivanivan
5 hours ago
1
1
Ok I had no idea why this happens but you are right. Why don't you make it an answer?
– Themelis
5 hours ago
Ok I had no idea why this happens but you are right. Why don't you make it an answer?
– Themelis
5 hours ago
1
1
Possible duplicate of What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
– Fabby
4 hours ago
Possible duplicate of What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
– Fabby
4 hours ago
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An individual directory always shows a false size when viewed with ls - what you want to use to check before is du - ie, du -sh *.
A good explanation of what the size of a directory means is on this Q&A - What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
edited 1 hour ago
slm♦
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answered 4 hours ago
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The size show by ls for a directory is notfalse, it is the size of the directory. However the size of a directory is related to the number of entries in it (possibly the largest number it every had), not the size of those entries.
– icarus
13 mins ago
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An individual directory always shows a false size when viewed with ls - what you want to use to check before is du - ie, du -sh *.
A good explanation of what the size of a directory means is on this Q&A - What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
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The size show by ls for a directory is notfalse, it is the size of the directory. However the size of a directory is related to the number of entries in it (possibly the largest number it every had), not the size of those entries.
– icarus
13 mins ago
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An individual directory always shows a false size when viewed with ls - what you want to use to check before is du - ie, du -sh *.
A good explanation of what the size of a directory means is on this Q&A - What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
edited 1 hour ago
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The size show by ls for a directory is notfalse, it is the size of the directory. However the size of a directory is related to the number of entries in it (possibly the largest number it every had), not the size of those entries.
– icarus
13 mins ago
add a comment |
An individual directory always shows a false size when viewed with ls - what you want to use to check before is du - ie, du -sh *.
A good explanation of what the size of a directory means is on this Q&A - What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
edited 1 hour ago
slm♦
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answered 4 hours ago
ivanivanivanivan
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An individual directory always shows a false size when viewed with ls - what you want to use to check before is du - ie, du -sh *.
A good explanation of what the size of a directory means is on this Q&A - What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
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The size show by ls for a directory is notfalse, it is the size of the directory. However the size of a directory is related to the number of entries in it (possibly the largest number it every had), not the size of those entries.
– icarus
13 mins ago
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The size show by ls for a directory is notfalse, it is the size of the directory. However the size of a directory is related to the number of entries in it (possibly the largest number it every had), not the size of those entries.
– icarus
13 mins ago
The size show by ls for a directory is not
false, it is the size of the directory. However the size of a directory is related to the number of entries in it (possibly the largest number it every had), not the size of those entries.– icarus
13 mins ago
The size show by ls for a directory is not
false, it is the size of the directory. However the size of a directory is related to the number of entries in it (possibly the largest number it every had), not the size of those entries.– icarus
13 mins ago
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A individual directory always shows the 4k size when viewed with
ls- what you want to use to check before isdu- ie,du -sh *– ivanivan
5 hours ago
1
Ok I had no idea why this happens but you are right. Why don't you make it an answer?
– Themelis
5 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
– Fabby
4 hours ago