Compress command results in corrupted zip file

Question

I have a script set up to rotate some log files in windows, and as part of the process I'd like it to automatically compress the rotated file. To do this I use the command

compress source.file destination.file.zip

However, if I try to open the file, I get the message "The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted"

I've tried compress with -Z, and I get the same message. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

compress output is not ZIP file format compatible, it uses the LZW algorithm.

The only way to "open" a compressed file is with uncompress or gunzip.

Windows ports of common Unix commands, including compress and gzip/gunzip available here.

EDIT: To produce ZIP files from the command line in Windows, you can use something like 7-Zip, which includes a command line application (7z.exe). The Unix commands linked above also include zip.exe for manipulating ZIP files from the command line.