Command Line - Zip folder and all files (gzip, bz2)

command-line-zip-folder-cli

tar -cvzf filename.tar.gz folder

tar -cvjf filename.tar.bz2 folder  # even more compression

unzip-bz2-file

tar -jxvf filename.tar.bz2

#Options meaning:
#j - deal with bzipped file
#x - extract
#v - verbose output (lists all files as they are extracted)
#f - read from a file, rather than a tape device

unzip-gz-file

tar -zxvf file.tar.gz

#Options meaning:
#z - deal with gz file
#x - extract
#v - verbose output (lists all files as they are extracted)
#f - read from a file, rather than a tape device