Zipping folders and their contents into a .zip file in Linux

Question

How do I make a .zip file that contains every file AND every folder in the directory?

Answer 1

zip -r foo.zip dir_path

Answer 2

Use the -r option. From zip(1):

-r

Travel the directory structure recursively; for example:

zip -r foo foo

The name of the zip file comes first. "Recursively" means that the zip file will include subfolders of the given folder, the subfolders of those folders, and so on.

Answer 3

Try:

zip -r filename.zip /path/to/folder

Note - this will go recursively, i.e. it will zip all folders and all subfolders of the given folder.

Answer 4

If you are bound to a zip, I'd use:

zip -r zipfilename directoryPath

The -r is the key, but you can find all the options here:

http://www.perpetualpc.net/srtd_zip.html