[Info-vax] From HP ftp site: DEC-AXPVMS-DWMOTIF_ECO05, Period: do not install?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <4B00A499.14B9548B at spam.comcast.net>, David J Dachtera <djesys.no at spam.comcast.net> writes:
> 
> The leading period is the UN*Xly way of making a file "hidden" (users
> with root privelege need to us the "-a" option ot the "ls" command to
> see "hidden" files. "root" sees them by default.
> 
> ...all of which is generally meaningless outside of /bin/ls.

   And if your really want them hidden, you rename the file to have
   a leading null character in it's name.