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11-03-2001, 02:47 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2001
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hidden dirs?
Hi, im quite new to linux and have a small que about hidden dirs. So, is there any way to hide dirs, but still be able to enter them?
/Mighty
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11-03-2001, 03:32 PM
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Brisvegas, Antipodes
Distribution: Slackware
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hiden files and directories have a . (dot) in front of them.
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11-03-2001, 03:32 PM
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: chicago, IL
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hello,
all files and directories which have a period in the begining (e.g. /home/.kde) are hidden. Of course a ls -a shows all of them. The best way to to make the items to be hidden is to put them in a directory which is only readable by the owner. root will still be able to see them though.
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11-03-2001, 03:38 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2001
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Thx alot for the help guys!! worked exactly as i wanted it to  |
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