Mac OS X : Installing p7zip with homebrew and creating protected zip archive files
Recently I had to submit something in protected zip format using 7zip, which isn't compatible with Mac OS X. It was way too hard to figure out how to do this...so here is step-by-step directions using homebrew in terminal for anyone else out there looking for a solution.
1. Make sure your homebrew is up to date:
2. Install p7zip using homebrew:
3. Enter the "7z" command to see the p7zip welcome and command options:
4. All I wanted to do was zip up some local files with a password. As you can see, there is a whole lot more functionality than that....but here is the command to archive local files.
A whole lot easier than some of the outdated software options or using a virtual machine.