How to compress on unix?

[zeke]

Running ActivePerl on Windows2000PRO. Need perl script to 'tell'
connected unix workstation to compress specified files on the unix
drive. Not compressing/zipping on Windows platform. Must use unix
command "compress". Any assist/direction/samples appreciated!

Zeke

 

[John Bokma]

Running ActivePerl on Windows2000PRO. Need perl script to 'tell'
connected unix workstation to compress specified files on the unix
drive. Not compressing/zipping on Windows platform. Must use unix
command "compress". Any assist/direction/samples appreciated!

man compress
SSH

 

[James Willmore]

Running ActivePerl on Windows2000PRO. Need perl script to 'tell'
connected unix workstation to compress specified files on the unix
drive. Not compressing/zipping on Windows platform. Must use unix
command "compress". Any assist/direction/samples appreciated!

There are various compression modules on CPAN. You could use one of them.
http://search.cpan.org/

Or, you could use the 'system' function (perldoc -f system) to execute the
`compress` command on the *NIX box.

HTH

--
Jim

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for more information.

a fortune quote ...
So, what's with this guy Gideon, anyway? And why can't he ever
remember his Bible?

 

[Tintin]

Running ActivePerl on Windows2000PRO. Need perl script to 'tell'
connected unix workstation to compress specified files on the unix
drive. Not compressing/zipping on Windows platform. Must use unix
command "compress". Any assist/direction/samples appreciated!

Why use compress? Better to use gzip or zip.

 

[Fatted]

Why use compress? Better to use gzip or zip.

I think the clue was in the line `Must use unix command "compress"`.

 

[Tintin]

I think the clue was in the line `Must use unix command "compress"`.

Quite often "must" means "this is the only way I know how".