Zip/unzip all files in a directory

cd /path/to/your/folder/www
zip -r filename.zip *

1 2	cd /path/to/your/folder/www zip -r filename.zip *

unzip folder_name.zip

1	unzip folder_name.zip

Unix zip directory but excluded specific subdirectories (and everything within them)

zip -r myarchive.zip dir1 -x dir1/ignoreDir1\* dir1\ignorDir2\*

1	zip -r myarchive.zip dir1 -x dir1/ignoreDir1\* dir1\ignorDir2\*

zip -r myarchive.zip * -x ignoreDir1\* ignorDir2\*

1	zip -r myarchive.zip * -x ignoreDir1\* ignorDir2\*