compress folder by dos command

[Oracle Solaris]

pls tell me how to compress folder in ntfs with dos command in window
XP. I cann't format that drive but I want to take backup of some files
and compress it automatically in bat file. But what is dos command to
compress data.

[Wesley Vogel]

No DOS commands in XP, use compact.exe (File Compress Utility).

Type: compact /? in a command prompt.

For more compact HELP:
Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK..

hh ntcmds.chm::/compact.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Oracle Solaris > hunted and pecked:
> pls tell me how to compress folder in ntfs with dos command in window
> XP. I cann't format that drive but I want to take backup of some files
> and compress it automatically in bat file. But what is dos command to
> compress data.