zip ignore a directory code example

Example 1: how to zip a folder but ignore some files

zip -r myarchive.zip dir1 -x dir1/ignoreDir1/**\* dir1/ignoreDir2/**\*

Example 2: zip file ignoring directory starting with dot

if you are using 
zip -r 1.zip *
this will ignore the hidden directories(dot directory)

To include the dot directory use the below format. 
it includes everything in that directory
zip -r 1.zip .