zip a directory that name start with `-` [duplicate]

Question

How can I zip a directory like -foo? $ zip "-foo" "-foo" shows only help page.

I think -foo is recognized as a options, but I don't know how to solve it.

Answer 1

The general way for doing things like this is to prefix the file name with ./.

zip foo.zip ./-foo

This technique works most other utilities which accept a file name as an argument.

Answer 2

Try:

zip foo.zip -- -foo

Simply put -- before the filename(s).

Answer 3

Try using --

For example:

zip foo.zip -- -folder