Compress Archive

Creates a compressed archive, or zipped file, from specified files and directories on a remote machine using the WinRM protocol.

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If a host name is not provided in the connection, the host must be provided in the Host parameter.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Source Path	The absolute path of the file to archive.
Destination Path	The absolute path of the archived file, including the file name.
Host	Which host to connect to if one is not specified in the connection. Can be an IP or a fully qualified domain name. When using an HTTPS endpoint (encrypted communications), make sure to use the specified format: https://<your-ip-or-domain>:<port-number>/wsman . For example: https://windows-host:5986/wsman . If the provided connection has a host specified, using this parameter results in a error.