Mac zip compress without __MACOSX folder?

Question

When I compress files with the built in zip compressor in Mac OSX, it results in an extra folder titled \"__MACOSX\" created in the extracted zip.

Can I adjust my se

Answer 1

I have a better solution after read all of the existed answers. Everything could done by a workflow in a single right click. NO additional software, NO complicated command line stuffs and NO shell tricks.

The automator workflow:

• Input: files or folders from any application.
• Step 1: Create Archive, the system builtin with default parameters.

• Step 2: Run Shell command, with input as parameters. Copy command below.

  zip -d "$@" "__MACOSX/*" || true

  zip -d "$@" "*/.DS_Store" || true

Save it and we are done! Just right click folder or bulk of files and choose workflow from services menu. Archive with no metadata will be created alongside.

Answer 2

Inside the folder you want to be compressed, in terminal:

zip -r -X Archive.zip *

Where -X means: Exclude those invisible Mac resource files such as “_MACOSX” or “._Filename” and .ds store files

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Note: Will only work for the folder and subsequent folder tree you are in and has to have the * wildcard.