On 08/14/2010 07:34 PM, James McKenzie wrote: > Thomas Cameron wrote: >> On 08/14/2010 08:55 PM, JD wrote: >> >>> If you want to pick up onlythe dot files, then use >>> .[a-zA-Z]* >>> >>> $ echo .[a-zA-Z]* >>> .AbiSuite .adobe .alias .amaya .amazonmp3 .asoundrc .aspell.en.prepl >>> I have a bazillion dot files in my home dir. I only copied and pasted a few. >>> >> Totally unnecessary, but if it makes you feel better, go for it. >> > Why do folks insist on using . files rather than making them visible? > Makes troubleshooting hell. > > James McKenzie > I do not know the history of why they chose dot files AND make them invisible to the shell. But one thought comes to mind is perhaps to make ls (without -a) present a less cluttered view? Maybe someone with info on the first bell labs unix version 6 has more detailed knowledge of this. -- 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
