[JENKINS-61473] *zip* from agent workspace folder does not contain the parent directory anymore

[jenkins-infra-bot]

If you download all files as zip from an agent workspace folder, it doesn't contain the parent folder.

If you download all files from archived artifacts or master workspaces it does contain the parent folder.

i.e.

http://server/job/project/ws/dirA/*zip*/dirA.zip

content of dirA.zip: 

./file1

./file2

./folderA/

-> does not contain parent folder dirA.

 

http://server/job/project/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/dirA/*zip*/dirA.zip

content of dirA.zip: 

./dirA/file1

./dirA/file2

./fdirA/folderA/

-> does contain parent folder dirA.

 

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Originally reported by josch, imported from: *zip* from agent workspace folder does not contain the parent directory anymore

• status: Closed
• priority: Minor
• component(s): core
• label(s): 2.263.3-fixed, regression
• resolution: Fixed
• resolved: 2021-01-19T09:40:13+00:00
• votes: 0
• watchers: 3
• imported: 2025-11-24

Raw content of original issue

If you download all files as zip from an agent workspace folder, it doesn't contain the parent folder.

If you download all files from archived artifacts or master workspaces it does contain the parent folder.

i.e.

http://server/job/project/ws/dirA/*zip*/dirA.zip

content of dirA.zip: 

./file1

./file2

./folderA/

-> does not contain parent folder dirA.

 

http://server/job/project/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/dirA/*zip*/dirA.zip

content of dirA.zip: 

./dirA/file1

./dirA/file2

./fdirA/folderA/

-> does contain parent folder dirA.

 

environment

failed with 2.190.2<br/>
failed with 2.204.5<br/>
worked with 2.138.3

[jenkins-infra-bot]

danielbeck:

• Original comment link
• Raw content of original comment:

  This issue is still unresolved (except 2.275 stripped the directory from everything). It only manifests with agent workspaces, so the trivial attempt to reproduce on a new instance and download the workspace from master will not show it.
  

This issue is still unresolved (except 2.275 stripped the directory from everything). It only manifests with agent workspaces, so the trivial attempt to reproduce on a new instance and download the workspace from master will not show it.

[jenkins-infra-bot]

[Original relates_to from Jira: JENKINS-64621]