I have linux hosting and wanted to zip everything in one single zip file but all time .htaccess file is excluded and other hidden files are not adding to zip file.
asked Feb 9, 2018 at 11:28
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It's better if you don't create tarbombs.ams– ams2018-02-09 11:46:54 +00:00Commented Feb 9, 2018 at 11:46
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4How are you creating the zip file?Jeff Schaller– Jeff Schaller ♦2018-02-09 11:53:33 +00:00Commented Feb 9, 2018 at 11:53
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Use the dot to include current directory: $ cd /path/to/dir/project $ zip -r project.zip .jawira– jawira2018-11-21 11:18:13 +00:00Commented Nov 21, 2018 at 11:18
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The easiest way is to tell your shell to include hidden files in globs. With bash this is done with shopt -s dotglob.
answered Feb 9, 2018 at 11:46
I suppose, you try something like
zip /path/to/your/zipfile *
but * doesn't match filenames starting with a dot. But ? matches a dot, so ?* matches all file names, including those starting with a dot. Unfortunally it also matches .., the parent directory, so do
zip /path/to/your/zipfile ??*
This will match everything in the current directory.
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1Not in my case. Using Version 5.1.8(1)-release.Wu Wei– Wu Wei2022-01-12 19:46:43 +00:00Commented Jan 12, 2022 at 19:46
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Wildcard expansion is done by the shell, the
zipversion is irrelevant. What is your shell and what files are missing in the archive?Philippos– Philippos2022-01-13 09:30:22 +00:00Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 9:30 -
I am sorry. I already stated the version, but forgot to mention bash. It is the version of bash I am using. Thank you.Wu Wei– Wu Wei2022-01-13 13:20:23 +00:00Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 13:20
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??*won't match any single-character names. That may or may not be a problem, but it's worth saying explicitly so users can check whether that's needed.??* [^.]might be better for those cases.Toby Speight– Toby Speight2023-08-16 15:15:05 +00:00Commented Aug 16, 2023 at 15:15
One thing to note is if you are using a wildcard such as tar -cvpzf your_zip.tgz * it will not include hidden files. However, if you specify the directory such as tar -cvpzf your_zip.tgz /path/to/dir it will work. Or moreover, if you would like to run in your current directory:
tar -cvpfz your_zip.tgz --exclude=*.tgz .
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They did say "zip" several times in the title, question, and tags, so a 'tar' answer a little off-target. Your idea is almost there, too -- when given a wildcard source, tar would actually include hidden files of subdirectories, just not (by default) of the current directory.2018-02-09 11:55:21 +00:00Commented Feb 9, 2018 at 11:55