On lör, 2004-10-09 at 17:47 +1000, CB wrote: > I can't figure out how to do this: copy (or move) all the hidden files > and directories contained in one directory to another directory. > > Is it as embarrasingly simple as I imagine it must be? > In a terminal, just do: cp -rf .directory /destination. I cant tell if all the arguments to cp is needed, i have always done it this way. In Gnome, chose to show hidden files in the view-menu, then copy as you do with all files. -- Kent Nyberg <nyberg.kent@xxxxxxxx>