How do I recursively compress only certain file extensions with 7zip command line?












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With what commands can I compress only certain file extensions with 7zip? e.g. *.txt and *.doc and *.docx (across subdirectories, so 'recursively')



I read Compress only specific files from a folder while preserving folder structure and from there I can see that 7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt would compress all txt files in the current directory, but what if I want to specify multiple extensions e.g. *.txt, *.doc and *.docx?










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    With what commands can I compress only certain file extensions with 7zip? e.g. *.txt and *.doc and *.docx (across subdirectories, so 'recursively')



    I read Compress only specific files from a folder while preserving folder structure and from there I can see that 7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt would compress all txt files in the current directory, but what if I want to specify multiple extensions e.g. *.txt, *.doc and *.docx?










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      With what commands can I compress only certain file extensions with 7zip? e.g. *.txt and *.doc and *.docx (across subdirectories, so 'recursively')



      I read Compress only specific files from a folder while preserving folder structure and from there I can see that 7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt would compress all txt files in the current directory, but what if I want to specify multiple extensions e.g. *.txt, *.doc and *.docx?










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      With what commands can I compress only certain file extensions with 7zip? e.g. *.txt and *.doc and *.docx (across subdirectories, so 'recursively')



      I read Compress only specific files from a folder while preserving folder structure and from there I can see that 7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt would compress all txt files in the current directory, but what if I want to specify multiple extensions e.g. *.txt, *.doc and *.docx?







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          You can repeat the -ir switch several times, like



           7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt -ir!.*.doc


          (sometimes, just trying things out is the fastest way to get an answer ;-)






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            You can repeat the -ir switch several times, like



             7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt -ir!.*.doc


            (sometimes, just trying things out is the fastest way to get an answer ;-)






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              You can repeat the -ir switch several times, like



               7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt -ir!.*.doc


              (sometimes, just trying things out is the fastest way to get an answer ;-)






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                You can repeat the -ir switch several times, like



                 7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt -ir!.*.doc


                (sometimes, just trying things out is the fastest way to get an answer ;-)






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                You can repeat the -ir switch several times, like



                 7z a archive.7z -ir!.*.txt -ir!.*.doc


                (sometimes, just trying things out is the fastest way to get an answer ;-)







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