ls -A | grep ^[.] doesn't give you . and .. :) tar -czvf foo.tar.gz `ls -A | grep ^[.]` should produce the results you want wrt archiving the resulting files.
Best, -Tim > > ls -a | grep ^[.] > > This will, however, still give you the . and .. directories. > > --Ben > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
