PowerShell/Docs/new-zipfile.md

Script: new-zipfile.ps1

This PowerShell script creates a new .ZIP file from a folder (including subfolders).

Parameters

new-zipfile.ps1 [[-folder] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-folder <String>
    Specifies the path to the folder
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./new-zipfile C:\Windows

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Creates a new .ZIP file from a folder (including subfolders)
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script creates a new .ZIP file from a folder (including subfolders).
.PARAMETER folder
	Specifies the path to the folder
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./new-zipfile C:\Windows
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$folder = "")

try {
	if ($folder -eq "" ) { $folder = read-host "Enter the path to the folder to zip" }
	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	$folder = resolve-path $folder
	compress-archive -path $folder -destinationPath $folder.zip

	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"✔️ created zip file $($folder).zip in $Elapsed sec"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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