## page was renamed from HelpCenter/Tips/ExcludingDotfilesIn9.2.2
= Excluding Dotfiles =
In all ePublisher formats that automatically publish files from the "Files" folder, it is often desired to disable the publishing of "Dotfiles" or files that have a period as the first character. Examples are ".svn" and ".cvs".

This tip provides a simple way for ePublisher formats based on the 9.2.2 release to disable this behavior by simply overriding the file:
{{{Formats/Shared/common/files/copy.xsl}}}.

== Steps ==
 1. Copy the file:
  {{{
<ePublisher Pro Installation Directory>/Formats/Shared/common/files/copy.xsl
  }}}
  to your project's equivalent at:
  {{{
<Master Project>/Formats/<Format Name>/Shared/common/files/copy.xsl
  }}}
 1. Change line 87 from:
  {{{
        <xsl:variable name="VarIgnore" select="wwfilesystem:CopyFile($VarSourcePath, $VarDestinationPath)" />
  }}}
  to:
  {{{
        <!-- Override to not copy files with \. in their filename -->
	<xsl:if test="contains($VarSourcePath, '\.') = false()">
        <xsl:variable name="VarIgnore" select="wwfilesystem:CopyFile($VarSourcePath, $VarDestinationPath)" />
        </xsl:if>
  }}}
  {{attachment:copy-xsl-diff.gif}}

 1. Close and re-open project. Re-deploy stationery and regenerate projects.