How to zip a folder in osx excluding the "Icon" file?

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I have been trying to zip a folder using the terminal and excluding the Google Drive pesky "Icon" file.

This is the command I tried using:

zip my-zipped-folder.zip -r folder-to-zip/ -x "Icon" "*.DS_Store"

# Also tried \r and ^M
zip ... -x "Icon\r" "Icon^M"

For some reason excluding the .DS_Store file works, but excluding the Icon file does not.

Does anybody know how to exclude the Icon file from the final zip?

fd0 · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-05 11:53:44Z

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Instead of -x "Icon" use -x "*Icon*"

answered May 5, 2015 at 11:25

fd0

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Did you use strong quotes: ' or weak quotes: " ?
– fd0
Commented May 5, 2015 at 11:33
This works on my OS X box- -x "*Icon*"
– fd0
Commented May 5, 2015 at 11:51

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