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Create zip file and ignore directory structure

I need to create a zip file using this command:

zip /dir/to/file/newZip /data/to/zip/data.txt

This works, but the created zip file creates a directory structure mimicking the directory to the raw file. It is a lot of extra folders that I don't need.

I didn't find an answer in a cursory glance over the man page or a Google hunt.

Solution

  • You can use -j.

    -j
--junk-paths
          Store just the name of a saved file (junk the path), and do  not
          store  directory names. By default, zip will store the full path
          (relative to the current directory).