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A file that is normally not visible for the user, unless the user requires to show the hidden files. It is still accessible by name and path as any other file.

A file that is normally not visible for the user, unless the user requires to show the hidden files by turning a setting in file explorer or using additional switch with command line tools. It is still accessible by name and path as any other file.

Windows systems have a true hidden file attribute allowing to hide file having any name. Unix systems (like Linux) do not have such attribute and instead hides all files whose names start from dot (like .ssh). Unix command ls requires an -a switch to list such files and folders.

Hiding files may result more user friendly behavior but it is also a method to mask viruses and other exploits.

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Locate hidden .env and .gitignore file

I'm attempting to reveal my .env and .gitignore file in my rails application so I can set some variables within my applications environment. Idk why it's not in the root path of my application. Any advice would be great, thanks.
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AnkhSVN issue with hidden files when pulling files that were recently added to the codebase

So I'm working on a project, and we got the repository set up, and we have a working base, but every time a file gets added to the project and committed, whenever someone tries to update that file doesn't show up, and you actually have to go into…
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Checking if a hidden file exists with Serverspec

I am using Test-Kitchen and Serverspec for my integration tests. I want to use a Serverspec file resource to verify whether a hidden file exists, in this case .gemrc. Here is my spec configuration: require 'spec_helper' describe "Checking the…
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How to see all files and folders including hidden when using Delphi XE5?

I am using the following code to get a list of files and folders. I cannot seem to get the list to include hidden files and folders. procedure GetAllSubFolders(sPath: String; Listbox: TListbox); var Path: String; Rec: TSearchRec; begin try …
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Show hidden files IN SELECT folders only

How do I show hidden files in one directory only? I have a development folder that I'd like to see hidden files in, but I don't want to see hidden files anywhere else on my computer. Here is the code I tried in the terminal to show all hidden…
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PHP hidden directories - Windows

I'm attempting to add a feature to our intranet, which will allow users to log onto the intranet, and access documents stored within a Windows network SAN. At the moment, I've successfully retrieved all the file and folder names within a specified…
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How to skip hidden files/folders using Objective-C

I want to find all markdown files within the user's home directory. The solution has to be very efficient, because this folder contains mostly a great heap of different files. How to skip hidden files/folders by using a NSDirectoryEnumarator? I…
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Numerous Hidden Files show on SdFat library ls()

My goal is to be able to navigate through a file system on an SD card and pick out certain file types and display them to the user. When I execute sd.ls(LS_R) on the SdFat library, it shows lots of hidden files. I can deal with most of them fine,…
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Copying Files from a remote workstation to a network location in a c# Console App

In my Console App (c#) project, I'm trying to let the user type a list of one or more network locations, on a secure network that doesn't have outside connectivity. The user will have full admin rights. The user provides: Source: "machine name"…
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how to hidden the hidden files on my MAC(Maverics)?

first, i can't view the hidden files. so,In according to data of google search, i solved by below command. defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE now, i want to hidden the file again. but, any commands don't work.. :( defaults…
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Will the program installed in a folder function properly if I remove the write permission in linux?

I have a user account on a cluster( a server), and can only install program like python on the home folder. In case I might accidentally delete the bin, lib, share,include folders coming with the installation of python on the home folder. I change…
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How to know if a file is hidden or temporary on modern/Winrt?

When listing files in WinRT(C#) using something like GetFilesAsync(..) I would like to know if there is a way I could tell it to only return files that are hidden or temporary. Or when I list all the files to go through each file and check if they…
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Editing hidden files in Netbeans

I currently have hidden files displaying in netbeans 7.3.1. I can even open the files and make changes but when I try to save I get an (Access is Denied) message. Just to check I tried opening the same file in notepad, attempted the same thing and…
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Retrieve combined files using java?

Please have a look into this question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14586267/i-want-to-hide-a-document-file-behind-an-image-using-java-code?answertab=active#tab-top Now I want to know how to retrieve those combined files separately using Java?…
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Saving application data transparently

I am writing a game in java, and i would like to save my game. I am going to save it as a set of XML documents in a zip file. What i would like to know is if their is a way i can do this transparently so that the user cannot edit these files, or…
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