Backs up the current directory, in a ZIP file to the HOME folder. Run the script inside the directory that you want to backup

bckpDir2home.sh

#!/bin/bash
CURR_DIR="$(basename $PWD)"
BCKP_FILE="$HOME"/"$CURR_DIR""_Backup_""$(date +%F_%T)"".zip"

echo "..Starting executing"
echo "..Going to backup the current directory ('$CURR_DIR') into"
  echo "    $BCKP_FILE"
  echo -n "---> Continue [Y/n] ? " && read CONTINUE  
    [ -z "$(echo $CONTINUE| grep -i 'y')" ] && echo "..Aborting" && exit 1
cd .. && zip -9r $BCKP_FILE "$CURR_DIR" | sed -u 's/^/.... /g'
echo "..Finished - check $BCKP_FILE"
echo ""
exit 0