Les wrote:
I've tried to copy files from my home folder to do a disk upgrade. I
foolishly only copied the visible (non-dot) files. Now I'd like to copy
only the . files (recursively) but don't see what the syntax is. Anyone?
In case the filenames of the dot files have a length of 3 or more you can use:
cp .??* target
Wouldn't TAR manage this better? or perhaps dd?
Let cp's recursion handle it if you want the whole directory:
cd targetdir
cp -av . destdir
or
rsync -av . destdir
The later can be repeated quickly, taking only the changes since the
last run.
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Les Mikesell
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