Hidden Files on Michael’s Domainhttps://jeltsch.org/en/tags/hidden-files/Recent content in Hidden Files on Michael’s DomainHugoen-usCopyright © 2002 - 2026 Michael Jeltsch.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:18:18 +0300How to back up hidden fileshttps://jeltsch.org/en/how_to_back_up_hidden_files/Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/how_to_back_up_hidden_files/<p><code>tar cvf backupfile.tar .[a-zA-Z0-9]*</code>Any better ideas? This command requires that the dot is followed by an alphanumerical character. Which is usually the case for the hidden files in the user&rsquo;s home folder.</p>