On Wed, 27 Dec 2017, Shawn H Corey wrote: > I use tar to copy because it also copies hidden files. The bash > script is attached. your choice of "tar" is (partially) based on ability to select particular files, which isn't really an efficiency issue. also, i don't see an attachment. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================