On Sat, 2004-10-09 at 03:47, 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? cp .* /newdirectory That will copy all hidden files (files that start with .) to a new directory. You can combine that with other options of cp. Check the man for cp page for those. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx "It runs like _x, where _x is something unsavory" -- Prof. Romas Aleliunas, CS 435
