Thanks a lot
you brought light into my TARkness :)
Claudiu
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cameron Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 07:03
Subject: Re: hidden files in tar archives ?
> 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 *
>
> * does not match filenames beginning with ".". This is how the shell works
> and is nothing to do with tar. Say:
>
> tar cf the-tarfile .* *
>
> Of course, that will include . and .. and thus suck up way more than you
> want. Better perhaps to say:
>
> tar cf the-tarfile .[a-zA-Z]* *
>
> which will avoid . and .. and possible other things you did want.
> This is one reason why it is better to put everything your want in a
> single directory (with subdirs, natch) and then say
>
> tar cf the-tarfile the-directory
>
> That's also much nicer for the person unpackings the tar file later.
> --
> Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/
>
> The code was willing,
> It considered your request,
> But the chips were weak.
> - Haiku Error Messages
http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/chal/1998/02/10chal2.html
>
>
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