> If that type of mark is possible in your environment, then no, this > shouldn't break anything. > > However, as far as I'm aware, there is no non-file-manager-specific > "hidden" attribute for an *nix filesystem. The traditional way to make > most *nix programs treat a file as hidden is to rename the file so that > it starts with a '.' character - and renaming any of these directories > would, of course, bring back in the "existing programs can't find what > they expect" problem. > > The need to introduce, or take advantage of, a file-manager-specific > "hidden" attribute is exactly the reason why I think a specialized file > manager for the purpose would probably be needed.
Oh, I see, that makes sense. Thanks for your help.
