From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 24 16:55:40 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BB0116A420 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:55:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from teilhk@crosswinds.net) Received: from cwpro1.crosswinds.net (cwpro1.crosswinds.net [69.28.227.134]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD04243D5C for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:55:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from teilhk@crosswinds.net) Received: from [201.127.10.40] (helo=fortunato) by cwpro1.crosswinds.net with smtp (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1EqCgE-000H0e-L8 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:55:39 -0500 Message-ID: <02fc01c608aa$dea3b110$210110ac@fortunato> From: "Teilhard Knight" To: "FreeBDS" References: <028c01c60899$7cf29910$210110ac@fortunato> <43AD7096.5060809@ywave.com> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:55:38 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cwpro1.crosswinds.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crosswinds.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: Two simple questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:55:40 -0000 > Teilhard Knight wrote: >> What is the command to see the hidden files and folders? And how to >> unhide them? >> >> Teilhard. > > You should specify if you mean at the command line or in knoqueror (which > you mentioned in another post). From the command line use ls -a or la in > the default csh install. In konqueror use view->show hidden files. > > You cannot "unhide" a hidden dot-file without renaming it. Renaming it > will make it impossible for the programs that use the file to find it. > > HTH, > Micah Thank you. I need to think differently than windoze, but I have to learn how. Sort of apologizing. Teilhard