* Dennis Wicks <w...@mgssub.com> [2009 Jul 03 19:00 -0500]: > Greetings; > > Back in the dim distant past I remember that one could create hidden or > "secret" file with Basic on DOS and at least early Windows (3.0). I was > never able to figure out where those files were. > > Any way, is there a way of doing this in linux? I know that some > commands/programs won't show .xx files by default, but that isn't the > same sort of thing as Basic did. > > Any body have an idea?
The so-called "dot files" are the equivalent to the DOS "hidden" files as both could be displayed with the relevant command switches as I understand it. Perhaps there is some way to hide a file so that even `ls' or Midnight Commander won't display them, but I'm not familiar with it. - Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
