Last Updated: January 27, 2019
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· Clarice Bouwer

Create a symlink for all hidden files excluding the hidden directories

I want to put all my configuration files in my home directory into version control. I only want the hidden files, not the hidden directories which create binaries and what not.

Using this one liner I can create a symbolic link for every hidden file from my home directory to my working (target) directory.

for f in .*; do if [[ -f $f ]]; then ln -s /home/user/$f /home/user/working/directory/$f; fi; done

I execute this command in the source directory.