GVM uses hidden directory

Question

I am mac / Grails noob. I used the GVM to install Groovy and Grails on a Mac. When I do:

admins-MacBook-Pro-5:~ me$ which grails
/Users/me/.gvm/grails/current/bin/grails

I am just wondering why does gvm use a hidden directory and can this cause me any problems?

Thanks.

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '13 at 14:13

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It's normal, it's a standard practice, and doesn't make any problem.

Configuration files that reside in users' home directories are hidden by default as a means of protecting them from accidental damage or deletion.

Most other development tools use hidden directories too:

> ls -a ~/
.gradle .grails .gvm .ivy2 .lein .m2 .rvm

answered Jul 22 '13 at 14:13

Igor Artamonov

thanks I guess the ~ is for home and then the / is for include hidden? Correct? – Breako Breako Jul 22 '13 at 14:27
Thanks. What is the / for then? – Breako Breako Jul 22 '13 at 14:31
You could skip it, actually :) I always use `/` at the end of directory path (`~/` == `~`, `/tmp/` == `/tmp`, etc) – Igor Artamonov Jul 22 '13 at 14:34

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