The zip command lets you compress files to preserve them or back them up, and you can require a password to extract the contents of a zip file. Zipping files allows ...

Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

What's the best file compression tool out there? According to a recent Lifehacker poll, it's not even close: 7-Zip blew away a crowded field to take home a majority of the votes. Though 7-Zip only ...

When was the last time you had to create a zip file? Personally, I have to interact with those types of files all the time (either receiving or sending them to various clients, family, and friends).