Zip Folder in Mac OS X (Mavericks)

Steps:

1. Launch Terminal

2. Type the command

zip -er ~/Desktop/EncryptedFolder.zip ~/Desktop/Journal

3.  Enter the password and verify (in Terminal, the will not display)

Input = Journal (located at Desktop)
Output = EncryptedFolder.zip (put back at Desktop)

Zipping a folder in Desktop and put back the zipped folder in Desktop

To open the encrypted folder, just double-click then expanded in Mac OS X  Finder or Windows (not necessary to unzip in Terminal)

Can do so in terminal:

unzip EncryptedFolder.zip

Until next time. Tata ~