rpjday wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Cameron Simpson wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 10:42:38AM +0300, Claudiu Balciza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
> > | how do I convince tar to include files starting with dots ?
> >
> > Tar has no objections to dot files at all. More likely _you_ are not
> > asking for dot files. Normal practice is to say
> >
> > tar cf the-tarfile some-directory
> >
> > Probbably you are saying
> >
> > tar cf the-tarfile *
>
> my simple solution is, if you're in the directory you want to tar,
> don't say:
>
> $ tar cf <tar-file> *
> say:
>
> $ tar cf <tar-file> .
>
> hasn't failed me yet.
and this will backup the file named .1234 too
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