<# .SYNOPSIS zip-dir.ps1 [] .DESCRIPTION Creates a zip archive of the given directory .EXAMPLE PS> .\zip-dir.ps1 C:\Windows .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param($Directory = "") if ($Directory -eq "" ) { $Directory = read-host "Enter the path to the directory to zip" } try { $Directory = resolve-path $Directory compress-archive -path $Directory -destinationPath $Directory.zip "✔️ zip archive created: $($Directory).zip" exit 0 } catch { write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }