Re: [Linuxcommand-discuss] finding hidden files

On Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:27:38 -0500
Steve Sanders wrote:

> does anyone know a way to just display the hidden files in the /etc
> directory?  Thanks for the help.

ls /etc/.*

this would also list the contents of any hidden directory so if
you only want to list the direcotory names only use the -d flag this
way

ls /etc/.* -d

cheers,
Alaa
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