Is it possible and how can I zip a symlink from a linux shell?
I see lots of information about enabling http compression for server responses but what about for incoming requests. Wouldn't it make sense for the browsers to compress large form posts before sending them to the server?
Another example is a REST web service that we use. We have to send frequent PUT requests with large XML files (10+ MB) and would definitely see some bandwidth/speed benefits on both sides.
So is this a solved problem on the server side or does each web application have to handle it individually?
Since Windows Explorer (since at least Windows XP) has some basic support for ZIP files, it seems like there should be a command-line equivalent, but I can't seem to find any sign of one.
Does Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 2003, 2008, 2013) ship with a built-in command-line zip tool, or do I need to stick with third-party tools?
Can I make unzip or any similar programs work on the standard output? The situation is I'm downloading a zip file, which is supposed to be unzipped on the fly.
Related issue: How do I pipe a downloaded file to standard output in bash?
Is there a one-liner that will zip/unzip files (*.zip) in PowerShell?