diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d597474..449fe6d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .pyc
-.DS_Store
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+.DS_Store
+_tmp
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diff --git a/18_zipper.py b/18_zipper.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a350a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/18_zipper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+from zipfile import ZipFile
+
+
+#set file name and time of creation
+today = datetime.now()
+file_name = 'zipper_' + today.strftime('%Y.%m.%dh%H%M') + '.zip'
+dir_name = 'tmp/'  # update path
+
+
+def zipdir(path, zip):
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
+        for file in files:
+            zip.write(os.path.join(root, file))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    zipfile = ZipFile(file_name, 'w')
+    zipdir(dir_name, zipfile)
+    zipfile.close()
diff --git a/_tmp/test_file_01.py b/_tmp/test_file_01.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4e64205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_tmp/test_file_01.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fsdfasdfasfasdfasdf
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diff --git a/_tmp/test_file_02.py b/_tmp/test_file_02.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7f1faa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_tmp/test_file_02.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nasdfafapsodfpaodfk
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c959ab0..894c746 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
 1. **14_html_to_markdown.sh**: Convert all html files in a single directory to markdown
 1. **15_check_my_environment.py**: Pass in a config file based on your environment.
 1. **16_jinja_quick_load.py**: Render a quick Jinja2 template
-1. **17_rewrite_git_history.md**: Backdating/Rewriting Git history (use at your own risk)
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+1. **17_rewrite_git_history.md**: Backdating/Rewriting Git history (use at your own risk)
+1. **18_zipper.py**: Zip contents of a directory, adding a timestamp to the filename
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