how can i search for files and zip them in one zip file

Question

I tried to search files and zip them with the following commmand

find . regexpression -exec zip {} \\;

however it is not working. How can i do

Answer 1

You can also provide the names as the result of your find command:

zip name.zip `find . -name  -print`

This is a feature of the shell you are using. You can search for "backticks" to determine how your shell handles this.