Is there a command line version of Windows XP's compression program

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What is Windows XP's command line built in compression tool? I would like to call it from my batch file.

Digionica · Answer 1 · 2011-02-07 09:37:42Z

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If CAB-file is approach see MAKECAB command.

answered Feb 7 '11 at 9:37

	Care to explain a bit more @Digionica? I don't think I really understand your answer – Ivo Flipse♦ Feb 7 '11 at 10:30
	You can create cab-archive using this standart command. It's not ZIP but compressed too. – Digionica Feb 7 '11 at 11:10

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grawity · Answer 2 · 2011-02-07 13:49:01Z

If you want NTFS filesystem-level compression, the command is compact. (For filesystem-level encryption, it's cipher.)

There is no command for creating ZIP archives, but it's possible to create CABs as Digionica noted.

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