On 08/14/2010 08:55 PM, JD wrote: > You must know that > .* matches > the directory . > and the directory .. > > To wit: > > $ echo .* > . .. .AbiSuite .adobe .alias .amaya .amazonmp3 .asoundrc .aspell.en.prepl > > Notice . and .. ??? Yup, and they are unaffected using this script. > If you want to pick up onlythe dot files, then use > .[a-zA-Z]* > > $ echo .[a-zA-Z]* > .AbiSuite .adobe .alias .amaya .amazonmp3 .asoundrc .aspell.en.prepl > I have a bazillion dot files in my home dir. I only copied and pasted a few. Totally unnecessary, but if it makes you feel better, go for it. TC -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines