RE: "Invisible" .gnome and .enlightenment files

["Richard Hult" <rhult hem2 passagen se>]

> I've noticed that .gnome and .enlightenment files that are under
> /home/username/.gnome/ do not show up either in CL (ls) or file
> manager. I can see them if I do a search in file manager but cannot
> otherwise. I've noticed that .gnome-desktop will appear if I put
> something on the desktop. Doesn't matter if I am logged in as root or
> my username. Also the same for .netscape files.

Maybe I misunderstood you, but files that begin with . (dotfiles) are not
supposed to be shown when you do 'ls'. They are hidden files. If you want to
see them, type 'ls -a'.

Richard