How to Make a Zip File Excluding Specific Files and Folders

zip -r my-plugin.zip . \
-x "blocks/src/*" "blocks/package.json" "blocks/package-lock.json" ".gitignore" ".git/*" "node_modules/*" ".vscode/*" ".DS_Store"

Explanation:

• zip -r my-plugin.zip .: Create a zip file named my-plugin.zip from the current directory (.)
• -x: Exclude the following paths:
• “blocks/src/*” — all files inside blocks/src
• “.gitignore” — the ignore file
• “package.json” — Node config
• “package-lock.json” — Node lockfile
• “.git/*” — entire Git folder