in src/main/java/org/apache/commons/release/plugin/mojos/CommonsDistributionStagingMojo.java [503:514]
private void listNotHiddenFilesAndDirectories(final File directory, final List<File> files) {
// Get all the files and directories from a directory.
final File[] fList = directory.listFiles();
for (final File file : fList) {
if (file.isFile() && !file.isHidden()) {
files.add(file);
} else if (file.isDirectory() && !file.isHidden()) {
files.add(file);
listNotHiddenFilesAndDirectories(file, files);
}
}
}