Zip multiple files or folders but keep the file name

This Automator Workflow should do what you want.

(You can also save as an Automator Service (delete the Ask for Finder Items Action) that you can access by selecting files in Finder then right click):

mv "$1" "${2%.*}".zip

It might not be your chosen or adaptable workflow, but if the containing folder name was 20150113-Signs-R04, then the following zip syntax will make an archive with the folder name, and add everything in that enclosing folder to the zip archive. The zip command would be performed at the folder directory level.

zip -r 20150113-Signs-R04{.zip,}

We live in a world of potential tool options. I believe Tony's is the better solution for your goals.

Hi Eric,

I have the same problem and trying yo figure out a workflow that could do that. Actually, I have a folder that contains files with the same file name but different extensions (.jpg and .eps). Each .eps has a matching .jpg with the same name and I want to zip them together in pairs. (The zip file should have the same name.)

The naming convention is like this: 1.eps 1.jpg 2.eps 2.jpg ...etc.

I want to create something like this: 1.zip (containing 1.eps and 1.jpg) 2.zip (containing 2.eps and 2.jpg)

Did you manage to do that? Please help!

JimEcon wrote:

I have a folder that contains files with the same file name but different extensions (.jpg and .eps). Each .eps has a matching .jpg with the same name and I want to zip them together in pairs. (The zip file should have the same name.)

This should do it (it also tests for the existence of the jpg, and will only zip if it exists, otherwise, it skips it):

Run Shell Script Action is:

for f in "$@"

do

if [ ${f##*.} = "eps" ] ; then

if [ -f ${f%.*}.jpg ] ; then

zip --junk-paths ${f%.*} ${f%.*}.eps ${f%.*}.jpg

fi

fi

done

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to create a service plugin that will zip multiple folders into individual zip archives using the examples in this thread but I keep getting "The actions "Run Shell Script" encountered an error.

Any help would be greatly appreciated - Thanks in advance!

Nevermind, I found a code that works:

for f in "$@"

do

ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent "$f" "$f.zip"

done

Cheers, hope this helps anyone else out there looking to archive multiple folders into individual archives.

Run first as an Automator Workflow, then click [Results] in the Run Shell Script Action and is there's an error message there, please post it.

Nevermind 🙂