New posts in Dot Files

Why are some files and folders hidden?

display only files starting with . (hidden)

cp hidden files with glob patterns

Why are filenames that start with a dot hidden? Can I hide files without using a dot as their first character?

Are there pitfalls to putting $HOME in git instead of symlinking dotfiles?

What's so special about directories whose names begin with a dot?

How do you move all files (including hidden) from one directory to another?

Is the behaviour of .* to include . and .. defined in LSB or POSIX or some other specification?