<target name="CopyExcludingHiddenFiles"> <copy todir="destination_directory"> <!-- defaultexcludes="yes" so that hidden/dot files(e.g. .htaccess) are NOT copied. --> <fileset dir="source_directory" defaultexcludes="yes"/> </copy> </target> Ant About the author Xuan Ngo is the founder of OpenWritings.net. He currently lives in Montreal, Canada. He loves to write about programming and open source subjects.