Is there a way to configure tmpwatch to ignore hidden files/folders ?

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Issue

  • tmpwatch only removes regular files by default,but by using the --test flag it removes everything (including hidden files/folders also).
  • How to configure tmpwatch to ignore hidden files/folders?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3

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