showing hidden files by default

Keith Bottner kbottner at barkinglizards.com
Thu May 11 11:03:07 PDT 2006


Just setup an alias in your shell login file for whatever options you want
ls to use and be done with it.

Keith 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Robert Davison
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:21 PM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: showing hidden files by default
> 
> I've been running 6.1 RC-1 for a couple of weeks with no 
> problem. I've just installed a fresh copy of 6.1 roduction 
> and when logging in as root am able to see (.)hidden files 
> when running the 'ls' command. Is this normal, or is there 
> something that I need to change to ensuer that the (.) files 
> stay hidden unless i use ls -a
> 
> 
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