---
title: "Create-ZipFile"
---
Creates a zip file on a server.
Create-ZipFile(
Name: <text>,
Directory: <text>,
[Overwrite: <true/false>]
);
This operation may be prefixed with Files::
, although this is a built-in namespace and isn't really necessary.
Name | Format | Script Usage | Usage Notes |
---|---|---|---|
☆ Zip file name | text | Name | This argument is required. |
☆ Source directory | text | Directory | This argument is required. |
Overwrite | true/false | Overwrite |
# zip all log files and place them in the backup directory
Create-ZipFile(
Name: E:\backup\logs.$Date("yyyyMMdd-hhmmss").zip,
Directory: E:\site\logs
);