How to compress or Zip whole folder using GZipStream

Any idea how I can do t开发者_运维知识库his? I am able to compress a single file.

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You cannot GZip an entire folder directly, since GZip operates on a single stream of data. You will first have to turn the folder into such a stream.

One way to do this would be to create a Tar archive from the directory. This will give you a single stream to work on, and since the Tar format is not compressed, GZip will usually achieve good compression ratios on Tar files.

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GZip doesn't support multiple files. They have to be combined in another container first like Tar. If you need full Zip support for C# use this library:

http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sharpziplib/