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Hide Files in Linux

Hello all..
i want to knw is there any command in linux
using which we can hide files(files made by user)
Thankz in advance.

Welcome to LQ
you can use

Code:

mv filename .filename

But the file will still show if you use

Code:

ls -a

or enable show hidden files in a filebrowser.

Why do you want to hide the file?

You can obfuscate file contents using (simple) encryption, try hiding in plain sight by giving them innocuously-sounding names like say /home/$LOGNAME/mozilla/profile/cache/somerandomname, tacking them onto other files ('cat file >> someotherfile') or opening a file and deleting it from disk.

Quote:

Originally Posted by repo (Post 3671732)

Why do you want to hide the file?

And yes, this is a valid question. Hiding files usually means a user is up to no good. Don't think for one second you're leet enough to come up with ways to hide files themselves from the root account user.