On Jul 03, 07 08:21:45 -0400, ken wrote:
> The "tar" command isn't good to use for cloning, or even most backups.
> It skips so-called "hidden" files, those whose filenames begin with a
> period.
tar includes hidden files.
> Somebody should add in an option to tar so these are included... would
> be a major improvement. This info should at least be included in the
> tar manpage.
This needs no option or docu, it is expected default behaviour.
But:
tar cvf archive.tar $HOME/*
won't include $HOME/.profile, because it does not match $home/*
tar cvf archive.tar $home
will include $HOME/.profile,
Was this your catch?
cheers,
Jw.
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