cross-zip

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Cross-platform .zip file creation

Install

npm install @tybys/cross-zip

Usage

JavaScript

const path = require('path')
const crossZip = require('@tybys/cross-zip')

const input = path.join(__dirname, 'myFolder') // folder to zip
const output = path.join(__dirname, 'myFile.zip') // name of output zip file

crossZip.zipSync(input, output)

TypeScript

import * as path from 'path'
import * as crossZip from '@tybys/cross-zip'

const input = path.join(__dirname, 'myFolder') // folder to zip
const output = path.join(__dirname, 'myFile.zip') // name of output zip file

crossZip.zipSync(input, output)

API

crossZip.zip(input, output [, includeBaseDirectory])

Zip the folder or file at input and save it to a .zip file at output.

includeBaseDirectory: true to include the directory name from input at the root of the archive; false to include only the contents of the directory.

Return Promise<number> (size of archive).

crossZip.zipSync(input, output [, includeBaseDirectory])

Sync version of crossZip.zip.

crossZip.unzip(input, output)

Unzip the .zip file at input into the folder at output. Return Promise<void>.

crossZip.unzipSync(input, output)

Sync version of crossZip.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

License

MIT.