Hi Ho!

IMHO, it's not better than the `find ...' because it will leave out the hidden files in the following case:

$ ls inside
./
../
.a/
.b/
..c/
..d/
...e/
x/
y/

But, your method instills an idea:
Is there a way to say `mv -i -- inside/{everything except ./ and ../}'?

Thank you.

Best regards,
Eus