cp -Rdfp $source/* $dest/ wont copy .htaccess

Question

This command wont copy .htaccess files:

cp -Rdfp $source/* $dest/

Thanks

The problem is, that the wildcard (*) does not expand to hidden files (starting with .) by default. You should check the question from my previous comment for possible solutions. — Wayne_Yux, Jun 17 '16 at 14:33

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '16 at 14:42

In bash, the * glob doesn't include hidden files ('dotfiles') by default - you can enable that explicitly by setting the dotglob shell option e.g.

shopt -s dotglob
cp -Rdfp $source/* $dest

You can unset the option after with shopt -u dotglob.

Alternatively, if $dest does not already exist, the much simpler

cp -Rdfp $source $dest

(avoiding the glob altogether) should work as well.

cp -Rdfp $source/* $dest/ wont copy .htaccess

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