Adds a new option to your Mac "Services" menu to zip selected folder without including .git, .DS_Store files - created zip file takes folder name. To Setup: - Search for automator on your Mac and open it - Double click "Service" - Double click Library -> Utilities -> Run Shell Script - "Services Receives selected" dropdown should be set to "file…

ZIP Automator Code

declare -a names
declare -a parts
declare i=0

names=("$@")
name="$1"

while x=$(dirname "$name"); [ "$x" != "/" ]
  do
    parts[$i]="$x"
    i=$(($i + 1))
    name="$x"
  done

for prefix in "${parts[@]}" /
  do
    for name in "${names[@]}"
      do
        if [ "${name#$prefix/}" = "${name}" ]
        then continue 2
        fi
      done
    dir="$prefix"
    break
  done

cd "$dir"
  for file in "${names[@]}"
    do
      zip ${file#$dir/}.zip -r "${file#$dir/}" -x *.DS_Store *.git*
    done