This node compresses files or a folder to an archive. If the compression format is being changed the file extension of the archive to create is adapted automatically.
Supported archive formats are:
- .zip
- .jar
- .tar
- .tar.gz
- .tar.bz2
- .cpio
Note: This node cannot compress KNIME artifacts such as workflows. In order to compress workflows please use a combination of Workflow Reader and Workflow Writer instead.
This node can access a variety of different file systems. More information about file handling in KNIME can be found in the official File Handling Guide.