copy only non-hidden files

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Mon, 23 Oct 2017 22:32:48 +0000 (UTC), thufir wrote:
>From time to time I see different scripts or techniques on this 
>question.  The best approach I've seen yet is:
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>rsync -av --exclude=".*" src dest
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>https://stackoverflow.com/a/11557219/262852
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>the rare time when I want to do this then I spend time trying to
>recall how to even find that solution.  Is there another tool or
>approach, perhaps?

The link you posted already is giving the pointer to globbing. IMO the
argument that "it would copy any hidden files in the next level
of sub-directories" is strange, since it's unusual to hide something
inside a hidden parent directory. The "asterisk" is your friend, issues
caused by "hidden files in the next level of sub-directories" are very
unlikely, respectively if there should be levels of hidden items, it
would be strange to exclude them unconditionally. A hierarchical file
system should make sense, if it's based on arbitrariness, it isn't a
hierarchical file system anymore.