backup and hidden files in tar

[Aaron Gaudio]

Tar gets hidden files for me:

$ mkdir foobar
$ touch foobar/.foo
$ tar cvf foobar.tar foobar
foobar/
foobar/.foo


On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 18:47 +0200, J.L. Coenders wrote:
> That doesn't work for my hidden files... and I've read man tar, but it doesnt 
> tell me anything on this.
> - Jeroen
> 
> On Thursday 22 July 2004 06:26 pm, Bruno Santos wrote:
> > Bruno Santos wrote:
> > > J.L. Coenders wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >> How do I include backup and hidden files in my tar archives? I want a
> > >> complete backup of my home directory, including all settings.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> - Jeroen
> > >
> > > Try man tar
> >
> > Or, try tar -zcvf destination_file.tar.gz (not in the same directory, or
> > will enter in a loop) /home/files_to_backup
> >
> > cheers
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