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How to copy . files from current directory
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10-06-2006, 06:28 PM
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How to copy . files from current directory
Just stuck with a small trivial problem. I have a directory called dir1 and inside there are a few .hidden files, normal files and directory files.
If I try to copy using " cp -rp dir1/.* /testdir/ ", then it copies the parent directory above the dir1 also... i.e, even .. My question is....what is the syntax to copy .hidden files and .hiddendirs below the current directory to another directory?. ricc 
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10-06-2006, 09:23 PM
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I see, use -a option
Code:
cp -av dir1/ testdir/ Code:
cp dir1/.file testdir
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