I have found a relevant upstream bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=604247 about having some options when archiving symbolic links.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #604247 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=604247 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to file-roller in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493244 Title: discrepancy between cmdline and nautilus "compress" on a test folder -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
