A corrupted zip is worse than no zip. After creating your BHL maintenance zip, run an integrity check:
unzip -t bhl2maintenance.zip
If it returns errors, the script should retry or alert. This single step makes your process instantly better than 90% of manual methods. bhl2maintenancezip better
The final pillar of "better" is auditability. Every time you create a bhl2maintenance zip, write to a log: A corrupted zip is worse than no zip
This turns your zip from a static file into a verifiable artifact. If it returns errors, the script should retry or alert
zip -r bhl_maintenance.zip /bhl/data -x "*.log" "*.tmp"
If you are searching for a "better" way, you have likely encountered one or more of these common issues: