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zip — Package and compress (archive) files into a Zip archive. See also: `unzip`. More information: <https

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Problem

How to use the zip command: Package and compress (archive) files into a Zip archive. See also: unzip. More information: <https://manned.org/zip>.

Solution

zip — Package and compress (archive) files into a Zip archive. See also: unzip. More information: <https://manned.org/zip>.

Add files/directories to a specific archive:
zip {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}


Remove files/directories from a specific archive:
zip {{[-d|--delete]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}


Archive files/directories excluding specified ones:
zip {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}} {{[-x|--exclude]}} {{path/to/excluded_files_or_directories}}


Archive files/directories with a specific compression level (0 - the lowest, 9 - the highest):
zip {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} -{{0..9}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}


Create an encrypted archive with a specific password:
zip {{[-re|--recurse-paths --encrypt]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}


Archive files/directories to a multi-part split Zip archive (e.g. 3 GB parts):
zip {{[-rs|--recurse-paths --split-size]}} {{3g}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}


Print a specific archive contents:
zip {{[-sf|--split-size --freshen]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}}

Code Snippets

Add files/directories to a specific archive

zip {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Remove files/directories from a specific archive

zip {{[-d|--delete]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Archive files/directories excluding specified ones

zip {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}} {{[-x|--exclude]}} {{path/to/excluded_files_or_directories}}

Archive files/directories with a specific compression level (`0` - the lowest, `9` - the highest)

zip {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} -{{0..9}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Create an encrypted archive with a specific password

zip {{[-re|--recurse-paths --encrypt]}} {{path/to/compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/zip

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