RE: Copying hidden files with cp

[Alan Mead <adm ipat com>]

Does that always work?  I learnt to type something like .[a-z]* on Solaris 
(or SunOS, it was a while back).

-Alan

At 12:55 PM 7/7/00 , you wrote:
> cp .??*
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Wright [SMTP:bdw aturna com]
> > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 12:33 PM
> > To:   redhat-list redhat com
> > Subject:      Copying hidden files with cp
> >
> > Hi, list!
> >
> > Is there a quick and dirty way to copy all hidden files with cp?  I tried
> > using cp .* but that also gets ..
> >
> > I would do cp .a* .b* ... .z* but that would be a pain to type. :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
> >
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