copy only non-hidden files

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Tue, 24 Oct 2017 03:58:43 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>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.

PS:

You could use the "asterisk" on more than just one level, e.g.
"/home/*/*".