cross-zip

Cross-platform .zip file creation

install

npm install cross-zip

usage

var zip = require('cross-zip')

var inPath = path.join(__dirname, 'myFolder') // folder to zip
var outPath = path.join(__dirname, 'myFile.zip') // name of output zip file

zip.zipSync(inPath, outPath)

api

`zip.zip(inPath, outPath, [callback])`

Zip the folder at inPath and save it to a .zip file at outPath. If a callback is passed, then it is called with an Error or null.

`zip.zipSync(inPath, outPath)`

Sync version of zip.zip.

`zip.unzip(inPath, outPath, [callback])`

Unzip the .zip file at inPath into the folder at outPath. If a callback is passed, then it is called with an Error or null.

`zip.unzipSync(inPath, outPath)`

Sync version of zip.unzip.

Windows users

This package requires .NET Framework 4.5 or later and Powershell 3. These come pre-installed on Windows 8 or later.

On Windows 7 or earlier, you will need to install these manually in order for cross-zip to function correctly.

reference

Stack Overflow - zipping from command line in Windows

cross-zip-cli: CLI version of cross-zip.

max-mapper/cross-zip