On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about, Re: Linux hidden
file equivalent:
> Hi, I'm not sure about other methods, but one simple way to "hide"
> a file is to give it a name which begins with a dot (.).
> If you then type "ls" you won't see it.
>
> Furthermore: if you type "rm *.*" it will not be removed
No that cant remove a file with a "leading (.)" because you are saying
delete files with anything "before" the (.) .
rm .filename
rm -rf .*
> Of course there are still many ways to see (or remove) it.
>
>
> Bye.
>
> ---------- original message -------------
> Hi All;
> Is there an equivalent to DOS's hidden file in Linux?
> If so how may I hide a file.
>
> Thanks
> Masoud
>
>
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