Command-line tool

zip

brew/zip

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Compression and file packaging/archive utility

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install zip

macOS

brew install zip

Linux

brew install zip

Add files/directories to a specific archive

zip -r path/to/compressed.zip path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

Remove files/directories from a specific archive

zip -d path/to/compressed.zip path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

Archive files/directories excluding specified ones

zip -r path/to/compressed.zip path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ... -x path/to/excluded_files_or_directories

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