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Ed Wilts Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * 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 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
