How to create hidden file?

	How to create hidden file in Unix?

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In article <D2wpD6.8EA@eng_ser1.erg.cuhk.hk>, ckc...@cs.cuhk.hk (Big B of CS) writes:
|> 	How to create hidden file in Unix?
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  Finally! a question on this newsgroup that *I* can respond to.
  If you make the filename start with a period (or dot) ie: ".sig" then the normal
ls command will ignore it, making it "hidden".  Additionally, typing:
      chmod 700 <filename>
will keep anyone else from being able to read the file, or write to the file, and
typing:
      chmod 700 <directoryname>
will keep anyone else from being able to even go to or list the directory, making
all files in that directory "hidden".

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Big B of CS (ckc...@cs.cuhk.hk) wrote:
: 	How to create hidden file in Unix?

Unix% chmod -r filename.whatever


Hope this helps,
David Granger
(wil...@magi.com)

Doesn't seem like the appropriate place to discuss this, 
but here's my contribution...

How to create hidden file in unix?

say you have a file called foo.1

to make this file 'hidden' simple type 

rm foo.1

:)

for all files in a directory type rm *

:) :) :)



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Can't post this as it stands, would feel too guilty

Seriously though folks DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME...AT ALL EVEN!

Mark Ransom <mar...@ion.le.ac.uk> wrote:
|Doesn't seem like the appropriate place to discuss this,
|but here's my contribution...
|
|How to create hidden file in unix?
|
|say you have a file called foo.1
|
|to make this file 'hidden' simple type
|
|rm foo.1
|
|:)
|
|for all files in a directory type rm *
|
|:) :) :)
|
Why tell the guy that :( rm will erase your file(s)
To make a file "hidden" place a "." in the front of the file name .. ie: .file.abc

-Bob

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In article <1995Jan25.043354.1620@rhodes>,
James Alexander <ale...@mcp.mathcs.rhodes.edu> wrote:
>  Finally! a question on this newsgroup that *I* can respond to.
>  If you make the filename start with a period (or dot) ie: ".sig" then the normal
>ls command will ignore it, making it "hidden".  Additionally, typing:
TRUE, files that starts with a "." can not be listed with a normal ls command.
To list those files, you need to use the -a options.

Normally, those files serves special purposes, like .signature is to be 
attached to your mails and news postings, .login is to be executed when
you login, whereas .cshrc maintains the list of newgroups that you have
un/subscribe and what articles you have read.  Normally, you wouldn't create
a file that starts with a "."  It's the machine's way of saying: hey, these
are my files, unless you know what you are doing, don't mess with them.


>      chmod 700 <filename>
>will keep anyone else from being able to read the file, or write to the file, and
>typing:

the chmod function allows you to assign permissions to different catergories
of users.  the 7 means that you are giving yourself read, write, and execute
permission.  The first 0 means that other users in your group cannot read,
write, or execute (add 4 to that number to allow reading permission, 2 for
writing and 1 for execution), whereas the last digit coresponses to all
users....


>      chmod 700 <directoryname>
>will keep anyone else from being able to even go to or list the directory, making
>all files in that directory "hidden".

Not really hidden, just "protected."

>
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One last thing, always make sure that your home directory is readable
and executable to all users so others can see you .plan

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how 'bout creating hidden directories???

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Jeremy Lakey (jer...@uvsg.com) wrote:
: In article <3hefcq$dv...@adam.cc.sunysb.edu>, dch...@engws10.ic.sunysb.edu (K'ung Fu Tzu) says:
: >
: >how 'bout creating hidden directories???
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: >--
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: under what OS?  In dos, windows?  or Unix?
With UNIX, directories and files are the same, ie mkdir .a.hidden.dir 
will be invisible

: Jeremy

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