Zip

zip

zip packages and compresses files into a zip archive.

Runs as zip|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 1 task · 5 fields

Add files or directories to a zip archive. Split archives and deleting entries are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui zip

Create zip archiveExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Archive name*

file

Files and directories*

any

Recurse into directories

-r

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Zip a directory

archivefilesrecursive

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Archive name

An existing archive is updated, not replaced.
path · positional 0

Files and directories

path · positional 1 · repeatable

Recurse into directories

boolean

-r

Encrypt with a password

zip prompts for the password.
boolean

-e

Best compression (-9)

boolean

-9

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed zip against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.