A file that is not shown in a normal listing of the files contained in a directory. Files are hidden to protect them from change or deletion. MS-DOS, for example, contains two hidden files, IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS (IBMBIO.COM and IBMOS.COM in IBM releases of MS-DOS); both contain critical portions of the operating system. On the Apple Macintosh, hidden files are also called invisible files.
a file that is not normally visible when examining the contents of the directory in which it resides
a file whose name begins with a period
A file that is not displayed in a directory list. Whether to hide or display a file is one of the file's attributes kept by the OS.
a file that does not appear in directory listing, unless the user invokes the -a option, i.e., ls -a. Names of hidden files begin with a period, e.g., .mylogin; also called a dotfile.
A file that is not visible in Windows Explorer is known as a hidden file. However, you can view these in Windows 95 by changing a setting under Options from the View menu.
(n.) A special type of file, such as .login, that does not display in normal file listings. Hiding protects the file from deletion, modification, or unauthorized access. Special files usually pertain to system configuration.
is a file which can't be "seen" when doing a ls command with no options. Hidden files' filenames begin with a . and are used to store the user's personal preferences and configurations for the different programs (s)he uses. For example, bash's command history is saved into .bash_history, a hidden file.
A file that does not appear in directory listings unless you use the -a option with the ls command. Names of hidden files start with a period.
Files on a computer system whose contents are vital to the computer's operation. On Windows systems, these files are usually concealed to prevent users from modifying or deleting them. On Unix systems, hidden files are used as security measure to protect entire directories or to store directives that set the functionality of a server. These files can be hidden or visible depending on the FTP client's settings.
A file whose name begins with a dot (.).
A file not intended to be viewed in a directory listing.
A file having a name that begins with a dot (.). Such files are not listed by the ls command unless a special argument () is specified.
An operating system file that is not displayed by a directory listing. The name of a hidden file usually begins with a period.