Grep request [Solved]

[satuser083]

Can anyone help me out, with the grep-syntax for searching in hidden-files?  No matter what I try, grep just appears to ignore these .* files   . Thanks.

[Just17]

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/grep-does-not-care-about-file-names-beginning-with-period-684478/

[satuser083]

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/grep-does-not-care-about-file-names-beginning-with-period-684478/

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shopt -s dotglob   # allow bash to match a '.' at the start of the (hidden) name/directory 
... commands ...
shopt -u dotglob   # reset bash (disallow finding '.' files/dirs)
combination seems to have fixed it  .

Many thanks for the info.  .

[Just17]

  Glad it helped