<P> In addition to the "dotfile" behaviour, files with the "Invisible" attribute are hidden in Finder, although not in ls . The "Invisible" attribute can be set or cleared using the SetFile command; for example, invoking SetFile - a V jimbo will hide the file "jimbo". Starting in Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the chflags command can also be used; for example, chflags hidden jimbo will hide the file "jimbo". </P> <P> In MS - DOS and other DOS systems, file directory entries include a Hidden file attribute which is manipulated using the attrib command . Use the command line command dir / ah to display the files with the attribute of hidden . </P> <P> Under Windows Explorer, the content of a directory can be hidden just by appending a pre-defined CLSID to the end of the folder name . The directory is still visible, but its content becomes one of the Windows Special Folders . However, the real content of this directory can still be seen using the CLI command dir . </P>

In linux hidden files have names that always start with a(n) ____