A . in front of folder and file names...


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I have noticed that there are several folder and files that have a . (dot) in front of them on my hosted website. I know the server is running Linux and assume that it is part of the OS.

I know next to nothing about Linux. SO, can someone tell me what that . means?

Thanks...

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A "." in front of a file name in pretty much any Unix based system means that the file/directory is hidden. If you are seeing those files, you probably have changed some setting somewhere that is allowing you to see hidden files.

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It depends on the settings of whatever you're using to view the files on your server. A lot of FTP clients show hidden files by default, so that might be whats happening.

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