Robert Storey said: > I've been trying to find a clever way to back up or copy hidden files such > as .emacs, .xinitrc, and so on, along with my other data files. The > problem is that tar and cp ignore hidden files if you use * as a wildcard. > And if you try something like this: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/temp$ tar -cvf target.tar * .?*
tar -cvf target.tar ~/temp or cd ; tar -cvf target.tar temp/ is what I do .. nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
