I'd still use rsync.
And yes, if you specify the directory... it should/will grab all the .files (dot files).
So I hope that answers your question...
I am going to have to play building a "knoppix" CD for the other 10 Platforms...
Now, does anyone know where I can find an s/390, a MIPS, a MIPS-EL, a SPARC, an ALPHA (oh... wait I have one of those), a PowerPC, an Itanic (1 & 2), a PA-RISC, an m68k and an ARM (or leg even...)
Dammint, I just want to be all fresh and shit...