Include a hidden file in a tar

I need to tar all the files in my current dir (some are hidden files).
when I issued the command "tar cvf temp1.tar *" , then extracted the tar, I couldnt find the hidden files.
Can some one plz help me.. if I need to include any additional options while issueing tar command or any workaround is available for this..
Thanks in advance.
Bindu

Hello
Check first if the file has been included into the tar archive (tar tf ...).
Typically "*" means: not including hidden files so "tar cf x.tar *" will not include hidden files.
In this case type: "tar cf x.tar * .*" (with a space between the first "*" and the ".")
Martin

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(truncated for brevity)
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