Subject: Hidden Files Not Being Copied
From: Bob Rogers (rogers-netatalk@rgrjr.dyndns.org)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2001 - 16:46:42 EST
From: Basil Hussain <basil.hussain@specialreserve.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:04:11 +0000
I duplicated (i.e. Apple-D, not a copy) a whole folder, but discovered that
hidden files (i.e. anything starting with a dot) were not copied! For
example, this folder contained two hidden files, .htaccess and .htpasswd -
they hadn't been copied in the duplication!
Would this be a problem at the MacOS client end (MacOS 9.0.4), or something
to-do with Netatalk (netatalk 1.4.99-20001108)?
This is more or less a feature of netatalk, in that it keeps the hidden
files hidden from the Macs. Otherwise, ".", "..", and ".AppleDouble"
would be problematic; you might get .AppleDouble directories in your
.AppleDouble directories . . .
-- Bob Rogers
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