On Linux, gzip is unable to compress a folder, it used to compress a single file only. To compress a folder, you should use tar + gzip, which is tar -z. Note $ tar –help -z, -j, -J, –lzma Compress archive with gzip/bzip2/xz/lzma For example, tar -zcvf outputFileName folderToCompress 1. Tar + Gzip a folder … Continue reading Linux : How to gzip a folder