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Zip/unzip all files in a directory

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

or

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

 

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