I would not call it a security 'problem' but *nix files which begin with
a '.' are hidden files.
jpb wrote:
Most of the '.' files in Unix are used for system purposes. I will not
give any examples of what you can do with these because I don't feel
like giving anyone any ideas.
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Can you explain why it might be a breach of security to write a
standard Unix file to your home directory?
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It's also a breach of security.
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