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Date:      Sun, 03 Jan 1999 15:18:06 -0600
From:      Mark Kobussen <skjellyfetti@iname.com>
To:        Gustavo Vieira G C Rios <grios@netshell.vicosa.com.br>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: hidden files
Message-ID:  <368FDE8D.19042659@iname.com>
References:  <368FD4FF.EB9B8D81@netshell.vicosa.com.br>

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> Hi, when i "ls -l" any dir (only when i am root user) all my hidden
> files are shown!! How can i change this ?

Why, that's one of the fine joys of being 'root'! Why wouldn't you want
to be able to see all the hidden files? Although, I must say, I'm a
FreeBSD newbie, so there may be a way. But, as far as I know, the '-a'
option (which shows hidden files) is ALWAYS active when you are logged
in as root.

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