zip Command Examples

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 {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} {{[-e|--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 {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} {{[-s|--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}}