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* and then rpjday declared.... > > I want to cp every file and directory that starts with a '.' > > I'm trying to backup all the rc files/dirs on my home dir and just can't > > work it out. Any help appreciated! > > the pattern that will match all hidden files/directories is > .[!.]*, and you want to copy recursively, so you could do > > $ cp -a .[!.]* <name-of-dest-dir> Fantastic. Thanks. Do you know where I might learn such stuff? - -- Nick Wilson Tel: +45 3325 0688 Fax: +45 3325 0677 Web: www.explodingnet.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE8XacLHpvrrTa6L5oRAlmYAKCoJJy650PQoHtCGJJ6EXFX6HAylgCfarwz A9P5ZT9lpZtHA3zc4kbC7dA= =bYQh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
