Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) into a zip file, with options to exclude specific files, or directories.
$ npm install dir-archiver// Require modules.
var DirArchiver = require('dir-archiver');
// Create an array with the files and directories to exclude.
const excludes = ['directory_name', 'file.extension'];
/**
* Create a dir-archiver object.
* @param {string} directoryPath - The path of the folder to archive.
* @param {string} zipPath - The path of the zip file to create.
* @param {array} excludes - A list with the names of the files and folders to exclude.
*/
var archive = new DirArchiver('path/to/directory', 'path/to/desination/zipfile.zip', excludes);
// Create the zip file.
archive.createZip();Usage: dir-archiver --src <path-to-directory> --dest <path-to-file>.zip --exclude folder-name file-name.extention
Options:
--src The path of the folder to archive.
--dest The path of the zip file to create.
--exclude Specify a list with the names of the files and folders to exclude