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Re: [LUG] Copying to hidden directory

 

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:22:22 +0000
Neil Winchurst <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> However, when using a gui I find that I cannot include the hidden
> folders when I want to transfer a file, even if I have them included
> in the instruction from the view menu in my home folder.
>
> Is there any way to do that?
>
> Neil Winchurst

Probably not. GUI's just cannot ever expect to support all the command
line options - no matter how hard KDE may try.
;-)

After all, if a GUI genuinely had *everything* the entire command line
can support, it would be as difficult to use and initially confusing as
the command line itself is claimed to be.

There is a workaround that only works for specific dot directories -
create a symlink (using the command line) that does not use the dot
prefix.

ln -s ~/.somedir ~/linkdir

You haven't said *why* you want to copy files into a dot directory
anyway - these are USER CONFIG directories - they are *not* for storing
non-application or non-config data. These are for user-specific
settings, not user data.


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