> It's UNIX tradition, going back forever: config files are always > hidden. The idea is that when you say "ls", you shouldn't see > anything that you didn't put there yourself. It also makes it less > likely that they will be deleted or renamed. > > Andrew. > I have found over the years that the .thunderbird files have saved me a number of times and also use the .file protocol to "put away" files I don't need to have displayed. it's a good concept Roger -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines