On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Ronald J. Hall wrote:
[snip]
> Hi. Not sure about the NT shared directory, but you can hide a file or
> directory in 'Nix by putting a "." in front of it. For example:
>
> My_directory
>
> would be seen by all, where
>
> .My_directory
>
> would not.
..although I think anybody who *looks* can still see it (ls -a). But I
guess the same is true with hidden files in Windows.
Presumably NT could still see .My_directory, and it might not realize that
it's supposed to be hidden...?
John
< John Charles Fisher | http://www.uidaho.edu/~fish8719/ >
INFJ: Will T for Food
