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Trying to zip a backup directories inside a parent directory data/ which looks like this

data |- 2019-04-01 |- data.gz |- data2.gz |- 2019-04-09 |- data.gz |- data2.gz

I would like to zip the timestamped directories in same named zips and delete the unzipped directories

data |- 2019-04-01.zip |- 2019-04-09.zip

I have tried this find command to zip them but I'm having a no such file error find . -type d -execdir zip -r {}.zip {} ';' What am I doing wrong on this command?

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  • I cannot reproduce with the command you mentioned. However, this looks like: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/115863/… You should do the -execdir and then do -delete, note that -execdir is probably useless, use -exec instead, since you appear to be in data/ already ? Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 6:23
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    @thecarpy Why you think he is in data dir? -execdir is fine here. @spy-killer Your command works, but you should use -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 to not also zip data and . folders. Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 7:17
  • I think he is in data because he mentions "parent directory" data/. Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 13:01

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Your command works fine, but it also zips data and . directory.
Use -mindepth and -maxdepth options.

To delete the directories afterwards, use -execdir rm -Rf {} +:

find data -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -execdir zip -r {}.zip {} \; -execdir rm -Rf {} +
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  • Op should probably use -delete iso -execdir rm... unix.stackexchange.com/questions/167823/find-exec-rm-vs-delete imho ;-) Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 12:57
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    afaik find -delete does not work on non-empty folders. Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 13:06
  • true, true, learned something new again today ;-) Commented Apr 25, 2019 at 11:07

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