Transferring hidden files with scp - Page 2 - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

matrixmadhan · #8 01-12-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by funksen

a plain file that starts with a . is automatically hidden

for avoiding error mes you can use

scp $(ls -la | grep -v "^d" | awk '{print $9}' | grep "^\.") hostname:/dir

Thank you very much of the reply.

but am looking for a way to do that in regex.

(Other way of selecting hidden files

Code:

ls -a1 | awk '/^\./ { print }'

)

Glenn Arndt · #9 01-12-2007

Don't know if this helps or not, but you can get all the files in the current directory beginning with "." using find:

Code:

find . -type f -name ".?*"

EDIT: Note the bold above; without the -type flag, directories beginning with "." would also be selected.

funksen · #10 01-12-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by matrixmadhan

Thank you very much of the reply.

but am looking for a way to do that in regex.

(Other way of selecting hidden files

Code:

ls -a1 | awk '/^\./ { print }'

)

but it's not filtering directories out
I give up and watch the thread

Glenn Arndt · #11 01-12-2007

Do you want to include hidden directories or no? You can do:

Code:

ls -Ad .[!.]*

That returns all files in the current directory that begin with ".", but do not begin with ".." or wholly consist of "..". Hidden directory names are returned. If you have files like "....filename", they would be ignored.

matrixmadhan · #12 01-15-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by funksen

but it's not filtering directories out
I give up and watch the thread

Your point is valid and I had given the command based on the practice only.
Normally we dont create a directory beginnng with a "."

Rest the command would take care

Corona688 · #13 01-16-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by matrixmadhan

Your point is valid and I had given the command based on the practice only.
Normally we dont create a directory beginnng with a "."

Many programs do so inside user home directories..

Glenn Arndt · #14 01-16-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corona688

Many programs do so inside user home directories..

Yes, which is why my "solution" is flawed. My home directory, for example, has an .elm/ directory in it.

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