Bash Pattern matching and regular expressions Matching hidden files
Example
Preparation
$ mkdir globbing
$ cd globbing
$ mkdir -p folder/{sub,another}folder/content/deepfolder/
touch macy stacy tracy "file with space" folder/{sub,another}folder/content/deepfolder/file .hiddenfile
$ shopt -u nullglob
$ shopt -u failglob
$ shopt -u dotglob
$ shopt -u nocaseglob
$ shopt -u extglob
$ shopt -u globstar
The Bash built-in option dotglob allows to match hidden files
and folders, i.e., files and folders that start with a .
$ shopt -s dotglob
$ echo *
file with space folder .hiddenfile macy stacy tracy
