Ken Wilson wrote:
>
> Anything in a file directory with a '.' in front of it will be hidden,
> whether its a file or a directory. This is to safeguard special files
> from users who don't have the savvy to be messing with them. Also,
> because they are usually generated by programs for specific use by the
> program they are generally of little interest to the average user. Why
> clutter up their directory listings with a bunch of files they will very
> seldom be interested in, and the fact they're not obvious should keep
> all but the most insanely curious from looking into them.
>
> BTW, 'ls -la' will get you all the files, without having to mention the
> '.', unless of course you only want a list of what's hidden.
>
Thanks!..
Thats what I suspected, they were hidden.. Interesting..
Just seems I learn something new about linux everyday.. :)
Alan
