On Wed, 2012-11-21 at 10:50 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Wed, 2012-11-21 at 10:36 +0100, "Morel Bérenger" wrote: > > > To read about globbing is very important. Simply using wildcards could > > > cause serious issues. > > What is globbing, and which issues can cause wildcards? > > $ touch .test test > $ ls -A > test .test > $ rm * > $ ls -A > .test > > So for a backup hidden files won't be copied. > > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=linux+globbing > > Regards, > Ralf > > PS: Please reply to the list only.
PPS: And now use the asterisk and delete or copy a folder including hidden files. The hidden files won't be ignored any more. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1353492133.2626.85.camel@q
