backingup /home/foo/.* files

[q <qwhew@pcisys.net>]

debs,

now that kernel panics effect of my mission-critical box about every 20th boot, i've become interested in backing up my /home/foo directory (by: tar cvzf <backup_file_name>.tar.gz *).

i've noticed that such backup does not include my /home/foo/.* (hidden) files, like .muttrc....

aside from doing a separate backup tar for /home/foo/.* files, what can be done to include them in one tar of /home/foo?

please cc me as my mission critical box is getting mission re-installed.

ia, t.

bentley taylor.

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