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MacOS - Create a ZIP archive without .DS_Store and __MACOSX files
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zip-macos.sh
zip -rX output.zip path/to/input_folder -x ".DS_Store" -x "__MACOSX"
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tuckdesign commented Nov 5, 2025

This is wrong. You should just use '-X':
zip -rX output.zip path/to/input_folder

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oclero commented Nov 5, 2025

thank you! I'll try and edit the gist

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oclero commented Nov 8, 2025

Actually, -X still does include .DS_Store files.

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