How to View Hidden Files and Folders on Linux

Linux has a good deal of files that are hidden by default. To interact with and edit such files and folders, you need to learn how to view them first.


What you will learn:
1. Viewing Hidden Files With the ls Command
    a. How To show hidden files
    b. How to check for hidden files
    c. How to create hidden files in your home directory
    d. How to create hidden directories with the mkdir command
    e. How to tell the ls command not to list a certain file or folder
2. Finding Hidden Files on Linux Using find
    a. How to use the find command as an alternative way of listing or checking for hidden files and folders on Linux
    b. How to search for files within a specified folder hierarchy
    c. How to list or find all hidden files
    d. How to explicitly tell the find command to list all files whose names start with a dot (.)
    e. How to find and list only hidden folders or directories
3. Viewing Hidden Files Using the GUI
    a. How to view hidden files from the GUI using your default file manager
    b. How to make your file manager display hidden files
    c. How to make Your hidden files and folders will now be visible
4. Finding Files and Folders on a Linux System
    a. how to list and view all files including hidden files and folders


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