Archive dotfiles and dotdirectories only

mjmwired · 05-24-2008, 12:34 PM

I'm not exactly sure how to do this.
Is there a quick and easy way to archive ONLY .files and .directories only (i.e. only 'hidden' files)?

I guess I could pipe an ls output and grep for " ." and then incrementally add to an archive. Is there a easier/more reliable way?

MS3FGX · 05-24-2008, 12:43 PM

I was trying to do the same thing recently and had a pretty tough time finding any answers. With some help from board members I eventually settled on this command, which I incorporated into a simple script.

Code:

ls -A | egrep '^\.' | tar -cvf filename.tar -T -

mjmwired · 05-24-2008, 12:47 PM

That was fast. Thanks, it is perfect!

amfpg · 05-28-2008, 10:01 PM

i run your command i my home direktori, but i got this message in the end of line

Code:

ls -A | egrep '^\.' | tar -cvf filename.tar -T -

.Xauthority
.xine/
.xine/catalog.cache
.xsession-errors
.zshrc
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

whats wrong with this?