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From: bonnett@seismo.CSS.GOV (H. David Bonnett)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: copying files
Keywords: cp
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Date: 5 Dec 90 14:52:41 GMT
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Try cp .??* <dest>

This will mask off the root and current directory but match any filename
of three letters or more.
To get any directories with a leading . use cp -r .??* <dest>

-dave bonnett; Center for Seismic Studies.
      bonnett@seismo.css.gov  -