On 04/03/2019 16:44, Henri Derksen wrote:
> Hello Philosopher,
>
>>>>>> Then copy your existing files from one to the other.
>>>>> That will fail, if you forget to copy the hidden files too !
>>>> why would one forget? How COULD one forget?
>>> When using the desktop, and hidden files are not set viewable,
>>> they are NOT copied over from one window to the other,
>>> because not selected.
>>> So first select view hidden files also.
>
>>>> AFAICR ta, cp and rsync include 'hidden' files by default...
>>> I never used rsync, and cp very little.
>>> Mostly I am using desktop windows for copying files,
>>> sometimes by showing the hidden files before starting copying.
>>> That's the failable trick you have to know.
>
>> Ah. The GUI fails to be the labour saver its promoted as.
>
>> It didnt occur to me that amyone would use a windows machine to copy Pi
>> files.
>
> I donot use a Windows computer.

ah. you said

"Mostly I am using desktop windows for copying files"

In Linux land, its bad form to say windows when you don't mean Windows
:-) :-)

But I am fairly sure that if you copy a DIRECTORY the hidden files
inside it go along with it also.




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