tar doesn't compress .hidden files in the same directory it is run in?

BassKozz · 06-02-2009, 02:36 PM

Example Directory Contains:
.htaccess
.news
info.txt
info.log

Code:

tar -cvpzf test.tgz ./*
./info.log
./info.txt

What gives, why isn't .htaccess or .news being added to the tar?

Furthermore if there is a .htaccess file in a subdirectory it is compressed.

Example Directory Contains:
.htaccess
.news
info.txt
info.log
/subdir/.htaccess/

Code:

tar -cvpzf test.tgz ./*
./info.log
./info.txt
./subdir/
./subdir/.htaccess

Why is this, how do I work-around?

colucix · 06-02-2009, 02:48 PM

Globbing with * does not include hidden files, whereas every file in a directory (hidden ones included) are put into the archive. So you can simply do

Code:

$ tar -cvpzf test.tgz .

However, you can force the shell to include hidden files in globbing, using

Code:

$ shopt -s dotglob
$ tar -cvpzf test.tgz ./*
$ shopt -u dotglob         # to disable the shell option

BassKozz · 06-02-2009, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colucix

Globbing with * does not include hidden files, whereas every file in a directory (hidden ones included) are put into the archive. So you can simply do

Code:

$ tar -cvpzf test.tgz .

However, you can force the shell to include hidden files in globbing, using

Code:

$ shopt -s dotglob
$ tar -cvpzf test.tgz .
$ shopt -u dotglob         # to disable the shell option

Thanks colucix, using "tar -cvpzf test.tgz ." did the trick :-D