How to create hidden files in UNIX?

kranth.pothuganti

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• Aug 19th, 2009

Unix will treat all the files whose names start with a '.' as hidden.So you can prevent your files from getting listed by LS command by changing it's name such that it starts with a '.'

walstib

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• Aug 7th, 2009

Create the file with a . as the first character in the filename. 

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