[GRLUG] save hidden files in windows

[Michael Mol]

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:34 PM, John-Thomas Richards <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 02:28:03PM -0400, Steve Romanow wrote:
>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Eric Beversluis
>> <ebever at researchintegration.org> wrote:
>> > I'm working with an app (simple groupware) that wants me to move a
>> > "webdav.htaccess" file and rename it ".htaccess".
>> >
>> > However, Windows won't let me do that. It keeps telling me, "You must
>> > type a file name." (It must think '.htaccess' is an extension.)
>> >
>> > I tried googling "Windows save hidden file name" and "Windows name a
>> > hidden file" but only found references to explosing or hiding hidden
>> > files.
>> >
>> > What's the secret?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> iirc, the dot for hidden doesnt apply to windows does it?
>
> Yes, you are correct; in Windows "hidden" is an attribute and is not based on the file
> name.

Although if you take a file named "blah.txt" and rename it
"$blah.txt$", interesting things happen. Not as interesting as they
used to be, though.

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