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Archive folder without redundant files using command line on macOS
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Archive a folder without redundant files using the command line on macOS.

cd <folder_path>

where <folder_path> — a folder which should be archived.

zip -r <archive_name>.zip . -x "*.git*" -x "*.DS_Store"

or

zip -r <archive_name>.zip <folder_path>/* -x "*.git*" -x "*.DS_Store"

Check the archive content (files, folders inside)

unzip -l <archive_name>.zip

Reference: https://vyspiansky.github.io/2017/04/07/zip-archive-without-ds-store-macos/

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