Zip *.fastq (or any file) in directory

zip_files.sh

# Credits to Michael Schuster for this useful onliner
# find . -name '*.fastq' finds all fastqs in current directory
# -print --> print the processed files
# -exec gzip --best {} --> the gzip command for each file; gzips the file (keeps timestamp) and removes the orginial
# \ --> escapes the semicolon from bash
# ; --> end of exec command line
find . -name '*.fastq' -print -exec gzip --best {} \;