zip all files and folders including hidden

How to use zip command in ubuntu, Linux, Unix

below command include all hidden files.

# zip 1.zip * .[^.]*

$ sudo zip 1.zip * .[^.]*

zip all files and folders including subfolder and hidden files

# zip -r 1.zip your_folder/.

To ignore a folder when using the zip command, utilize the -x option for exclusion.

Here is the general syntax:

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zip -r archive_name.zip source_directory -x "source_directory/folder_to_ignore/*"

Explanation:

• zip -r: This initiates the zip command with recursive inclusion, meaning it will include all subdirectories and files within the source_directory.
• archive_name.zip: This is the name you want to give your resulting zip file.
• source_directory: This is the main directory you are zipping.
• -x: This is the exclude option.
• "source_directory/folder_to_ignore/*": This specifies the folder to be excluded.
  • source_directory/folder_to_ignore/: This provides the full path to the folder you wish to exclude, relative to the source_directory.
  • *: This wildcard ensures that all contents within folder_to_ignore are also excluded.
  • Quotes ("): Using quotes around the exclusion pattern is important, especially if the path contains spaces or special characters, to prevent the shell from interpreting them.

Example:

To zip a directory named my_project and exclude a subfolder named node_modules:

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zip -r my_project_archive.zip my_project -x "my_project/node_modules/*"

Excluding multiple folders:

You can specify multiple folders to exclude by adding more -x options:

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zip -r my_project_archive.zip my_project -x "my_project/node_modules/*" -x "my_project/logs/*"

Excluding folders by name (regardless of path):

To exclude any folder with a specific name, regardless of its location within the source directory, you can use a wildcard at the beginning:

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zip -r my_project_archive.zip my_project -x "*/node_modules/*"

This would exclude any node_modules folder found within my_project or any of its subdirectories.