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# zip
> Package and compress (archive) files into zip file.
- Package and compress a directory and its contents, [r]ecursively:
`zip -r {{compressed.zip}} {{/path/to/dir}}`
- E[x]clude unwanted files from being added to the compressed archive:
`zip -r {{compressed.zip}} {{path/to/dir}} -x {{path/to/exclude}}`
- Archive a directory and its contents with the highest level [9] of compression:
`zip -r -{{9}} {{compressed.zip}} {{/path/to/dir}}`
- Package and compress multiple directories and files:
`zip -r {{compressed.zip}} {{/path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2 /path/to/file}}`
- Create an encrypted archive (user will be prompted for a password):
`zip -e -r {{compressed.zip}} {{path/to/dir}}`
- Add files to an existing zip file:
`zip {{compressed.zip}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Delete files from an existing zip file:
`zip -d {{compressed.zip}} "{{foo/*.tmp}}"`