title: archiving hidden directories with tar
body: <p><code>tar</code> on a directory <code>mydir</code> will archive hidden files and hidden subdirectories, but tar from <em>within</em> <code>mydir</code> with a <code>*</code> wildcard will not.  Is this a known inconsistency or bug?</p>
  <p>Edit: Additional information. <code>tar</code> from <em>within</em> <code>mydir</code> with a <code>*</code> wildcard will not &quot;see&quot; nor archive hidden files and hidden subdirectories in the <em>immediate</em> directory.  However, in the non-hidden subdirectories of <code>mydir</code> hidden files and hidden subdirectories will be archived. In other words, deeper in the directory tree the hidden objects will be archived.</p>