diff --git a/home_external/.bashrc b/home_external/.bashrc
index 9b5b727..1b5d147 100644
--- a/home_external/.bashrc
+++ b/home_external/.bashrc
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ shopt -s checkwinsize
 # match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
 shopt -s globstar
 
+shopt -s dotglob
+
 # make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
 if [ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ]; then
    eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"