On Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:50:29 +1100 (EST), you wrote:
>
>tar cvfz blah.tar.gz .[!\.]*
>
>Didn't I say there must be more elegant ways??? :-)
OK, now you got my attention!!!!
Explain it to me like I am 3 years old. :)
I am OK with the "vfz", but not with the "c".
The " .[!\.]*" has thrown me for a real loop. :(
Please teach this child who is starving to learn. :)
Al
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