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Subject: Re: showing hidden files by default
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Robert Davison <rob_27_preston@yahoo.co.uk> writes:

> I've been running 6.1 RC-1 for a couple of weeks with
> no problem. I've just installed a fresh copy of 6.1
> roduction and when logging in as root am able to see
> (.)hidden files when running the 'ls' command. Is this
> normal, or is there something that I need to change to
> ensuer that the (.) files stay hidden unless i use ls -a

It's normal: see the entry for the "-A" option in the ls(1) manual.