Hidden file and hidden directory

In computing, a hidden file or hidden directory is a file system object (such as a file or directory) that is excluded from a directory content report unless explicitly requested. The value of hiding files is generally to avoid showing the user files that are not likely to be of interest to them. The feature is not a security mechanism because access is not restricted; the user can request that normally-hidden files be displayed. Hiding is a feature of the programs that display file system objects; not inherently with either the operating or file systems.[1][2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "Configuring X: What are all those dotfiles for anyway?". Linux Focus. March 1998. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  3. ^ "Sample .bashrc and .bash_profile Files". Linux Documentation Project.
  4. ^ Subodh Soni (2001-12-01). "Understanding Linux configuration files". IBM Developer. Retrieved 2019-04-26.

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