[chef] remote_directory and hidden files

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I'm brand new to Chef so please pardon any foolish questions.  I searched the
archive and did not find anything relevant.
 
I am using the remote_directory resource to copy a directory to a client,
however it does not copy hidden files such as .bash_profile.  The goal is to
create a set of standard /home directories, so whenever I include a user I can
also add their .bash_profile and authorized keys and such.  I could do
something like include those files as file resources, but the users can modify
the directory and I wont know if they add new hidden files.  How can I
accomplish this.
 
Thanks in advance,
Dan