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Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 11:46:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Bill Sandiford <bill@duey.interlinks.net>
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Subject: Re: Hidden Files
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On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Bill Sandiford wrote:

> 
> Is there anyway to hide files or directories from users.  I have read
> something about a .hidden file but I am not sure how that works.

You could unset read and execute permissions on the target directory, and
read perms on the target file.  Also, any file beginnging with a dot is
not displayed by an `ls' unless you use the -a option.  Ie, `.cshrc' is
hidden but `cshrc' isn't.


Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major