On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 23:24:50 Robert Storey wrote:
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
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Robert Storey wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/temp$ tar -cvf target.tar * .?*
s close.
tar -cvf target.tar .
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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
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:
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